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By RAEGAN NEUFELD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tiger Media Network<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also known as \u2018Movember,\u2019 November is a time when people are encouraged to bring awareness to men\u2019s mental health, whether it be through providing information, learning, or growing a mustache.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To spread awareness on campus, Sigma Alpha Epsilon and the Student Government Association co-sponsored a button-making and informational event. Participants learned facts about men\u2019s mental health and the resources on campus, and made buttons donning mustaches. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SAE was interested in hosting the event because the Movember Foundation is one of their philanthropies on a national level, as well as the lack of awareness for the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMen\u2019s mental health can sometimes be downplayed, so I think just having small events and bringing awareness to the subject is a good idea,\u201d said Tim Post, a member of SAE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fraternity partnered with SGA because of a new role on their executive staff. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA new thing SGA is doing this year is one of their executive staff positions is a (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) director,\u201d Post said. \u201cMen\u2019s mental health falls into those DEI initiatives, so we thought it would be a good thing to partner up on and bring some awareness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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When hosting an event for Mental Illness Awareness Week in October, Joanna Carrillo – the DEI director – learned that the suicide rate in the U.S. is higher for men and wanted to address the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/a>, nearly 80% of the suicides committed in the U.S. in 2022 were by men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs long as I\u2019ve been here, I\u2019ve never seen anything done for men\u2019s mental health,\u201d Carrillo said. \u201cIt\u2019s been mostly focused on mental health in general, and I just wanted to do something to bring awareness to the situation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the issues the event addressed is the stigma surrounding men\u2019s mental health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFrom the research I\u2019ve done, it\u2019s mostly (from) their upbringing,\u201d Carrillo said. \u201cMen are taught from a young age to be stronger and not show their emotions, and that really plays a big role in why later in life they\u2019re not speaking up about their mental health struggles.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following were presented at the event as signs of a mental health crisis in men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n