Chester Bennington, the lead singer of Linkin Park, has tragically been found dead this week. He was just 41 years old and is said to have died of suicide. Here, to help spread awareness about male suicide, we revisit a piece from Samaritans CEO Ruth Sutherland on how men can seek help.

Life has a habit of throwing problems at us that we struggle cope with. While women are often more comfortable talking about these problems, men can wait for the ‘big build’ – the point at which they are in crisis – before asking for help. This is thought to contribute to the scandalously high rate of male suicide, now the biggest single killer of men under 50.

Though men are aware that it is good to talk, they often remain uneasy about doing so. Men are also much less likely to have a positive view about counselling or therapy than women.