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June 12, 2025

12 Jun 2025 · 1 min

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Andy Neary on why mental health stigma persists in blue-collar and male-dominated workplaces despite celebrity openness. Companies train managers to spot struggling workers but don't provide confidential help or follow through. Suicide and substance abuse remain high in these environments.

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Even as much as, as celebrities and football players and every more men are talking about mental health and that is incredibly powerful and I love that. And even the vulnerability that I'm seeing on LinkedIn or social media of, of men just being like, look, I'm having a tough time and if you're having having a tough time, like I'm here, like this is my phone number and I love that and I respect that so much. But the stigma is still very real. I've had several situations talking to brokers or even directly to some clients that have shared where they maybe they're in a blue collar environment, so predominantly male, where there's definitely a stigma. Definitely a stigma. Right. And, and the amount of suicide, drug, alcohol abuse, it's so prevalent and a lot of times these companies are spending thousands and thousands of dollars on programs to teach leadership or teach management how to find signs of somebody who's struggling, but then they're still not giving the resources to create that accessibility and that comfort and that confidentiality on the back end.