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June 19, 2026
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'Man Up' culture fuelling Men's Mental Health Crisis, Expert warns

'Man Up' culture fuelling Men's Mental Health Crisis, Expert warns

He described emotional intelligence as the ability to understand, process and manage emotions effectively, noting that it is a skill many men were never taught while growing up...

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A Kenyan leadership coach, Derek Bbanga, has warned that the prevailing "man up" culture is a significant driver of the growing men's mental health crisis.

  • The "man up" mentality conditions men to suppress emotions, hindering their ability to seek help for mental health challenges.
  • Derek Bbanga, speaking on Spice FM, emphasized the importance of emotional intelligence, a skill he believes many men were not taught during their upbringing.
  • Bbanga advocates for integrating emotional intelligence lessons into school curricula and for parents to create safe spaces for boys to express themselves.

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