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We are delighted to share this comic that is the result of the @MenMindsProject , co-produced with a young people's forum of around 10 young men aged 16-24. The Young People’s Forum helped to shape and undertake research, including conducting interviews, focus groups and surveys with 60 of their peers across Scotland – in art galleries, offices, prisons, parks and online. Utilising peer research, Men Minds engaged with often marginalised young men including: refugees and asylum seekers, young men identifying as part of the LGBTQ+ community and young men who had been in conflict with the law. This #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek we want to share this comic - it's free to download, with hard copies made available to key organisations and individuals working with boys and young men. By sharing these stories, Men Minds hopes to reassure young men that they are not alone. To raise awareness of young men’s mental health and to help create momentum for change, Men Minds will also be sharing the wider research findings at the Scottish Parliament, in events with practitioners and support organisations, in prisons and in public engagement events across May and June 2025. Read the comic here: menminds.org/comic Men Minds was funded by @UKRI_News (MRC, ESRC and AHRC). Thanks to all project partners and colleagues: @UniStrathclyde @mentalhealth @MonashUni @TheAnchorSCIO @YouthLinkScot @Includem2000 , @leylakerlaff , @DanielaSime , Julie Cameron, Matthew Maycock, Amy Calder, Chris P. and David Gould Special thanks to the fabulous comic artists, writers and editors: Ell Balson, Megan Sinclair, and Christopher Murray from the Scottish Centre for Comics Studies at @dundeeuni and to animator Richard Stevenson