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This resource list signposts some UK based support services. There are likely to be others in your local area or nationally that we haven’t listed here. These sources tend to be more focused on supporting men and boys, as this is who we mainly work with.

We have also brought together some videos, books, websites, blogs, and podcasts that might help you get started or continue some of the conversations Beyond Equality has. We don’t endorse everything said in every source, though do feel that they do contain perspectives that can help a lot of people understand complex issues further. 

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Signposting 

Sex and Healthy Relationships:

Safeline www.safeline.org.uk Safeline is a leading specialist charity for sexual abuse and rape.

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Relate www.relate.org.uk  Relate offers counselling services for every type of relationship nationwide.

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Survivors UK www.survivorsuk.org  (Charity for male, trans and non-binary survivors of sexual assault)

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GMFA www.lgbthero.org.uk/gmfa  Organisation specialising in gay men’s sexual health

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Terrence Higgins Trust www.tht.org.uk  Leading UK charity for sexual health and HIV

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Brook www.brook.org.uk Sex and relationship organisation for young people

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Student Room: www.thestudentroom.co.uk/content.php?r=140-health-and-relationships  Informal website that provides a chat and connects students across the country.

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Refuge www.refuge.org.uk/get-help-now/help-for-men  Domestic violence charity - also for men - and stealth exposure to abuse against women

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Your university, school or workplace will likely also offer counselling and support services which may be the easiest way for you to access longer-term support, if you feel they are appropriate to you.

Men’s Mental Health

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C.A.L.M. (Campaign Against Living Miserably): focuses on male mental health www.thecalmzone.net 

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MIND www.mind.org.uk Leading mental health charity in the UK

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Samaritans www.samaritans.org Helpline

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Nightline www.nightline.ac.uk  Night-time helpline run by students for students

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Shout www.giveusashout.org Free 24/7 text service, for anyone in crisis

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NHS Mental wellbeing audio guides www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/moodzone-mental-wellbeing-audio-guides 

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Taraki www.taraki.co.uk  Taraki works with Punjabi communities to reshape approaches to mental health through awareness, education, support, and research.

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Identities & Discrimination 

The ManKind Project mankindprojectuki.org Free male-only discussion groups

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C.A.L.M. (Campaign Against Living Miserably): focuses on male mental health www.thecalmzone.net 

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Stonewall www.stonewall.org.uk Leading LGBTQ+ charity

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GIRES www.gires.org.uk Charity supporting and trans and gender non-conforming people

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Scope www.scope.org.uk  Disabled rights charity in England and Wales

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Stand Against Racism & Inequality (SARI) www.sariweb.org.uk SARI provides support for victims of any type of hate crime including racist, faith-based, disablist, homophobic, transphobic, etc.

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Southall Black Sisters southallblacksisters.org.uk/contact-us established in 1979 to meet the needs of Black (Asian and African-Caribbean) women. Their aim to highlight and challenge all forms gender-related violence against women, empower them to gain more control over their lives; live without fear of violence and assert their human rights to justice, equality and freedom.

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Revenge Porn Helpline revengepornhelpline.org.uk‍

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‍Some resources for facilitating conversations with men and boys

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‍www.beyondequality.org/blog-posts/imagine-toolkit-involving-boys-in-preventing-street-harassment In 2017-18 we collaborated with leading organisations in Sweden (MAN) and The Netherlands (Emancipator) to co-develop workshops and activities to engage men and boys in the prevention of violence against women and girls. The aim of the toolkit is to share expertise and inspiration, as well as practical tips and tricks.

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www.promundoglobal.org/programs/manhood-2-0/ Manhood 2.0 is a gender-transformative initiative to engage adolescent boys and young men in reflecting on the impacts of harmful gender norms in the United States.

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Sex, Sexual Violence prevention and Healthy Relationships

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‘All About Love’ by bell hooks

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Why I'm an unhealthy consent deconstructor, not a consent educator by Jonathan Kalin www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMfPuhbdsrs 

Jackson Katz: Violence Against Women - It's A Men's Issue www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTvSfeCRxe8 

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Sex Education - Netflix Series

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White Ribbon UK www.whiteribbon.org.uk Campaign that works with men and boys to challenge those male cultures that lead to harassment, abuse and violence)

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Fawcett Society www.fawcettsociety.org.uk The Fawcett Society is a membership charity in the United Kingdom that campaigns for women's rights and gender equality

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Rape Crisis rapecrisis.org.uk works to raise awareness of sexual violence and campaign for change

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Mental Health

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Time to Talk by Alex Holmes

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‘Man Up’ Slate Podcast: A Man Learns to Cry again slate.com/podcasts/man-up/2019/12/why-do-men-stop-crying (Check out other episodes too)

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MIND – Delivering Male: Effective Practice In Male Mental Health www.mind.org.uk/information-support

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‘Boys Don’t Cry’ by Tim Grayburn

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Masculinities

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‘The Descent Of Man’ by Grayson Perry

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‘Mask Off: Masculinity Redefined’ by JJ Bola

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‘The Straight Jacket’ by Matthew Todd

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‘The Velvet Rage’ by Alan Downs

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'From Jim Crow to Jay-Z' by Miles White

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‘Feminism is for everybody : passionate politics’ by bell hooks

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‘The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love’ by bell hooks https://www.charisbooksandmore.com/book/9780743456081 

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‘Man Enough: Undefining Masculinity’ by Justin Baldoni 

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‘Boys won’t be boys. Boys will be what we teach them to be’ by Ben Hurst www.ted.com/talks/ben_hurst_boys_won_t_be_boys_boys_will_be_what_we_teach_them_to_be?language=en 

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‘The Mask You Live in’: This documentary on the American "boy crisis" Explains how to raise a healthier generation of men www.netflix.com/ch-en/title/80076159 

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‘Feminism & Men’ by Nikki Van Der Gaag

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‘The Macho Paradox: Why Some Men Hurt Women and How All Men Can Help’ by Jackson Katz

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Let’s Talk Bruh – Healthy Manhood, Toxic Masculinity & Ray Rice’s Accountability with Tony Porter letstalkbruh.libsyn.com/healthy-manhood-toxic-masculinity-ray-rices-accountability-with-tony-porter

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100 Easy Ways to Make Women's Lives More Bearable – VICE www.vice.com/en_us/article/bj5ex8/how-to-help-gender-equality-international-womens-day‍

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Gender Equality Is Not A ‘Women’s Issue’ – It’s Good For Men Too – The Guardian www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/mar/08/gender-equality-not-womens-issue-good-men-too?CMP=share_btn_tw