Creative HEAD UK January 2018

Suicide is the single biggest
killer of UK men under the age
of 45. It’s a destructive force that
can be felt in communities all around
the country. Yet very little is being done to
address why young men are struggling to the point
where some take their own lives – and so some of the nation’s leading barbers are
taking matters into their own hands, launching projects designed to challenge
preconceptions about men.
Tom Chapman, owner of Tom Chapman Hair Design in Torquay, was devastated
when his friend Alex committed suicide. “I spoke to him days before he took his own
life and I knew nothing. I didn’t pick up on it and he didn’t share anything with me,”
said Tom. “How can this happen? Is it because of stigma and taboo? Or because of
the stereotype of men as strong? I spoke to our friends and said we needed to do
something. A year later it had manifested as the Lions Barber Collective.”
SEE TOM
CHAPMAN AND
MATT ROBINSON AT
26 MARCH AT THE PARK
PLAZA, LONDON
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