Nathan St Ledger from A Chance for Change shares his perspective on how the environment around men's mental health has improved

Nathan St Ledger from A Chance For Change has plenty of experience doing just that, and he said things have changed for the better since he started with the organisation.

"It's definitely changing, we're on the right path," Mr St Ledger said.

"We're making in-roads but we could be better.

"We need to make sure when we're doing these things that we're coming from a genuine perspective, but definitely as a society we're definitely getting a lot better."

One of the changes Mr St Ledger said he had noticed was a greater recognition of mental health struggles, particularly those faced by men.

"There's some really good stuff happening with people genuinely wanting to make a change," he said.

"People are making it so it's okay to speak up if you're having issues, it's okay to seek help and making that the norm.

"The more we strive to make that the norm, the more impact we will have."

The mental health advocate also said he was happy to see organisations like Logan City Council, Australia Post and other community groups doing what they could to improve the environment around mental health.

"Anything done with good intentions is a good thing," Mr St Ledger said.

"I think delivery is sometimes where we lack.

"If Australia Post are giving grants, provided they're going to the right people which you can never guarantee, I think that can be very beneficial.

"There's a really good team at the moment at the Logan City Council that are doing some amazing things with their community work. There's lots of good people in the community doing lots of things and wanting to help."

Mr St Ledger and A Chance for Change's Stigma Cupz coffee van will be at the Logan Men's Breakfast this Saturday, a free event hosted by the council.

Mr St Ledger reminded readers that it was okay to seek help for their inner struggles, and as per the A Chance For Change Motto, speaking up was manning up.

"Our mental health is like our physical health," he said.

"You need to work on it, you need to put some time and energy into it.

"It's normal to float up and down the continuum but we need to make sure that we're putting our energy into it and that realisation that you're not alone. It's okay to reach out and seek help."