{"id":64,"date":"2024-02-27T12:22:51","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T12:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meskyb220.uk.w3pcloud.com\/?page_id=64"},"modified":"2026-01-27T15:28:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T15:28:34","slug":"men-talk","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sbitc.org.uk\/index.php\/community-cohesion\/men-talk\/","title":{"rendered":"Men Talk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(0,20,137,0.51)&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.sbitc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mentalk_banner.jpg&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_center&#8221; background_vertical_offset=&#8221;23%&#8221; background_blend=&#8221;multiply&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;74px||9px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Inter|900|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;56px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.1em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>MENtalk<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||20px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||40px||false|false&#8221; border_color_bottom=&#8221;#D3D3D3&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Inter|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#001489&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;37px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\">Our MENtalk session is currently on &#8220;pause&#8221; while we await further funding. NEW SESSION coming soon!<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;PT Sans||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_letter_spacing=&#8221;-0.1px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#001489&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>See below information on our MENtalk session and what it&#8217;s all about. 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The programme will achieve this by increasing men\u2019s resilience to deal with issues constructively, encouraging them to choose heathy lifestyle choices and decreasing their sense of isolation through sport and participation in group activities as well as 1-2-1 sessions with our staff.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Things we offer on our MENtalk sessions:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: -0.1px;\">Football<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Basketball<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Table Tennis<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Badminton<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">Soft Tennis<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>By successfully achieving the above we aim to reduce\/increase the following:<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"s1\">Improve participation in physical activity<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\">Improve participants social networks<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\">Improve participants physical and mental health<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\">Reduce social inhibitions<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p7\"><span class=\"s1\">Reduce loneliness<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; 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