A 15-year-old has called on men not to shy away from seeking help on their mental health, rather make time to focus on that aspect of their lives.

Fred Nimo speaking on Joy FM's Home Affairs, Saturday, said men get crushed and saturated in mental illness due to pressure from all angle in society and wants men to overcome that bit.

“Your grandmother from Koforidua is telling you to give birth, your wife is telling you to go and bring money, your children, school fees, I really think there’s a lot of pressure on men, and I feel they need to dedicate time to focus on their mental health,” he said.

“I do think a lot about mental health, and I really think everyone should focus on their mental health regardless of their gender,” he told host Edem Knight-Tay.

Putting himself in a man's shoes, Fred Nimo said it is important that wives get something doing to enable them to support their husbands by sharing financial and other responsibilities at home.

According to him, if a man, especially a married person, does not get the needed support from his spouse, he will not be able to shoulder all the responsibilities.

“Because that’s a lot on one person and I respect all the men out there who solely take such responsibilities because that’s not me, I really can’t, it’s too much,” he said.

Sharing his view on ‘women beaters’, the teenager said such an act is uncalled for.

He added that excusing oneself during a conflict at home could be a better option “because time heals.”

“There’s no reason for a woman to be beaten up by a man regardless of the situation, and I feel that what a good man would probably do is excuse himself...I don’t support and would never support that [beating a woman].”

Although he maintained it is wrong for a man to beat a woman, he blamed such actions on the stress men may have been engaged with.

“I feel there is lots of stress on them [men], and they put that anger on their wives, but I feel they should find other coping mechanisms to deal with their stress.”

He also advised well-wishers against making hasty conclusions in marriage conflicts when noting that both parties involved may claim to be right.

“You never get to hear the full story, so you can never make a judgment and support the man or the women. No one is going to contradict themselves; no one is going to put themselves in the point where they are the ones who are wrong.”