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Penumbra Launch Podcast About Men's Mental Health
Created: 28/05/2026
News/Events Category: Health and Social Care
Penumbra Mental Health’s self-harm support service, Self-Harm Network Scotland, is hoping that its new podcast series will get more men talking about self-harm.
Self-Harm Network Scotland currently supports around five times more women than men through its one-to-one support service. Yet, this does not necessarily reflect who is affected by self-harm.
Stigma, under-recognition, and limited public understanding around the many ways self-harm can present can all influence whether people identify their experiences or seek support.
Over five episodes, guests will explain what self-harm is, how it impacts men, and look at the differences and similarities experienced by men and other genders. It will also consider the barriers that men can experience, and provide helpful advice for people who self-harm, and people who know someone that does.
They hope that these five conversations will help to deepen public understanding by raising awareness about self-harm and help encourage more men to seek support.
They also hope that the series will reach people who may not yet recognise their behaviours as self-harm and reassure them that support is available.
In Conversation is hosted by Frankee Fouin, practice development lead at Self-Harm Network Scotland. Her guests are Chris Stone and Dylan Currie, both peer practitioners at Self-Harm Network Scotland, who use their lived experience of self-harm daily to provide compassionate support to people who self-harm.
They are joined by Professor Amy Chandler, a sociologist from The University of Edinburgh, who has been researching self-harm for over 20 years.
How to listen
Find out more about the podcast and watch episode one and episode two on Self-Harm Network Scotland’s website: selfharmnetworkscotland.org.uk/inconversation/
You can also listen wherever you get your podcasts.
If you, or anyone you know are looking for support for self-harm, visit their website: selfharmnetworkscotland.org.uk
Self-Harm Network Scotland provides 1:1 support to anyone aged 12+ in Scotland. They also have an anonymous Live Chat service available on our website every evening (6pm – 10pm).
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