Frontline National Health Service (NHS) staff are at increased risk of mental health difficulties due to exposure to many different workplace stressors. Male frontline workers in particular are often reluctant to acknowledge or seek help for mental health concerns, even though they are more likely to suffer from such issues. 

Recent evidence of increased anxiety, depression, distress and burn-out among frontline health workers show that the healthcare system is unable to effectively “help the helpers”.  

Behavioural Activation (BA) is an effective treatment that can be used as an early intervention to help prevent common mental illnesses. 

This is the first study to tailor a proven BA approach for men working in the frontline of healthcare.