{"id":359,"date":"2026-08-06T11:27:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T11:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/sphere-newsandevents\/?p=359"},"modified":"2026-08-06T11:27:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T11:27:28","slug":"mental-health-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/sphere-newsandevents\/2026\/08\/06\/mental-health-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Mental health blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SPHERE\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fus.list-manage.com%2FRbvhchdV6rj%3Fe%3D3871ffcab6%26c2id%3Dcc3ee89b78942d43120308fafa3f9f17&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cc.e.m.bardell%40exeter.ac.uk%7C772e1f09ac6c4e73836008deee351384%7C912a5d77fb984eeeaf321334d8f04a53%7C0%7C0%7C639210108922320380%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Mef5%2Ffi3rfrhyLaBVUKbBxP1BkhO5qbrP7%2Fb69RvGzE%3D&amp;reserved=0\"><strong>GJ Melendez-Torres<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0has co-written a blog arguing that improving men and boys\u2019 mental health requires more than just medical treatment. 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