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Men's mental health

By Racquel Stephen,
Megan Mack, Elissa Orlando, Veronica Volk, Julie Williams
Published June 26, 2025 at 3:06 PM EDT
Five people wearing headphones sit at a table in a radio talk studio: a woman front left has long dark hair and is wearing a black t-shirt with red and white writing and a short black t-shirt; a bald man front right has a dark beard and is wearing a long-sleeved orange t-shirt, black pants and work boots; a man back left is wearing a black baseball cap and a beige hooded sweatshirt with yellow writing and has his arm around a young boy who is standing next to him; a bald man back right has a dark beard and is wearing a black button-down shirt; a woman at center has short blonde hair and is wearing a green blazer, a leopard-print shirt, jeans and black heels.
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(foregound) Alexis Burgess and Wilbert “Trey” McCullough III, (background) Kaptah Xi-Amaru and Bryan Burroughs with guest host Racquel Stephen on "Connections" on Thursday, June 26, 2025
A smiling woman with short blonde hair sits at a desk in front of a microphone wearing a gold necklace and green and white patterned dress.
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Racquel Stephen guest hosting "Connections with Evan Dawson"

June is Men's Mental Health Awareness Month. Our hour focuses on the prevalence of mental health issues among men.

Men die by suicide at a rate higher than women. But the American Association of Medical Colleges points out that men are diagnosed with depression at far lower rates than women.

Guest host Racquel Stephen and our panel discuss why men are underdiagnosed and under supported. Our guests also talk about the stigma surrounding mental health for men and discuss unique ways that local practitioners are meeting men’s mental health needs.

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Racquel Stephen
Racquel Stephen is WXXI's health, equity and community reporter and producer. She holds a bachelor's degree in English literature from the University of Rochester and a master's degree in broadcasting and digital journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.
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Megan Mack
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.
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Elissa Orlando
Elissa Orlando is a producer for “Connections with Evan Dawson.” She returns part-time to WXXI News after stepping back from a long career in public media and in translational science.
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Veronica Volk
Veronica Volk is a senior producer and editor for WXXI News.
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Julie Williams
Julie Williams is an associate producer for "Connections with Evan Dawson" and is also the office administrator for radio, news and technology and operations. She started at WXXI in 2019 and has been working on Connections since 2022.
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