Nudges for Social Good: Ep 15 Cheshire East Council: improving men's mental health

Content warning: this episode contains content that some people may find upsetting; in particular, references to mental health and suicide.

 

In this episode, Rhian Gladman is joined by Katy Ellison and Carys Ward from Cheshire East Council to discuss their behavioural insights trial addressing men’s mental health during the COVID-19 lockdowns. Katy and Carys speak about how they decided to tackle this issue and what effects the trial has had on men’s mental health in their local area, sharing advice for other councils who may be interested in starting a behavioural insights trial.


Access Cheshire East Council's visual assets discussed in this episode at https://www.local.gov.uk/our-support/financial-resilience-and-economic-recovery/behavioural-insights/projects


Access the full transcript for this episode at https://www.local.gov.uk/podcast-transcript-nudges-social-good-cheshire-east-council-using-behavioural-insights-improve-mens


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