LIVE: Men’s Health Awareness Month

FARGO — It’s Men’s Health Awareness Month and it’s time to tackle one of the toughest topics out there: mental health.

It’s a critical component of anyone’s health, but men can face special challenges in pursuing improved mental health.

Stereotypical, old-fashioned ideas about masculinity might make men inclined to suffer in silence.

In fact, mental health professionals say, it takes strength to ask for help.

The problem is so pervasive, 1 in 10 men suffer from some form of depression or anxiety.

Fewer than half seek treatment, in part because of the stigma.

Dr. Sasha Kohlhase of Essentia Health sat down for a live interview on the Morning Show about how to spot the warning signs that a man you love is struggling, and how to start the important conversation about getting help healing.

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