Stigma surrounding mental health treatment and how the mental health system is set up is preventing many men from seeking the help that they need, Michael Nanzer, CEO of Forest View, said.

“I think one of the biggest challenges that men face is (that) the mental health system isn’t really set up for men,” Nanzer said.

Nanzer said that if you take the typical blue-collar man and ask him to come into a room and share his feelings, it’s not something that the man will likely want to do. He said it goes back to the old stereotype: Women want to talk about the issues and men want to walk away and think about the issues.