Men's mental health group will benefit from silent auction

A men's suicide prevention charity with a growing impact in Perthshire could continue to expand with key funding from the 18th Perth Silent Auction, which launches today (Friday).

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Alex McClintock and fellow co-founders considered disbanding ANDYSMANCLUB back in 2017 in Perth when no one showed up for weeks.

Now the charity, which aims to end stigma around men's mental health, is welcoming 60-70 men per week across the region, supporting them to turn their lives around.

ANDYSMANCLUB is one of three chosen charities which Rotary Club of Perth is supporting this year through the Silent Auction and Alex revealed it was proceeds received in 2023 which enabled the charity's expansion beyond Perth city.

They now have groups every Monday at McDiarmid Park in Perth, Gleneagles Hotel and Loch Leven Community Campus in Kinross.

Looking at further venues to connect more men for peer-to-peer support has not been ruled out.

"It was the Silent Auction funding the last time which helped us start the Kinross group," said the former prison service employee, who has also derived huge personal strength from the charity on his own mental health journey.

"The funds are really important.