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Male Health in Australia – A call for action

June 9, 2016
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Male Health in Australia – A call for action

Despite three decades of adverse statistics, male health policy or rather the lack of it, continues to fail the Australian male Research continues to demonstrate a disproportionate gender differential in death and illness for males in Australia The Na...
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Fertility and family planning survey

March 15, 2016
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Fertility and family planning survey

Please click the link below to take part in a survey about Australians' understanding of fertility and attitudes towards fertility testing. The study is being run by Alisha Thompson, Professor Kelton Tremellen and Professor Sheryl de Lacey of Flinders...
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What do you think women’s genitals should look like?

August 28, 2015
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What do you think women’s genitals should look like?

  What do men think women’s genitals should look like? Why should anyone care? Because women are having pieces cut off their genitals to make them conform to an idealised standard that’s been likened to a Barbie doll: smooth, hairless...
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Men’s Research Study (sexual abuse by a biological mother)

September 9, 2014
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Men’s Research Study (sexual abuse by a biological mother)

A researcher at the University of Canberra is collecting information from Australian males about males’ experiences seeking and/or receiving counselling for sexual abuse by a biological mother. This research has been given approval by the Univers...
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Does men’s health policy deserve our special attention? (Seminar)

June 1, 2014
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Does men’s health policy deserve our special attention? (Seminar)

Deakin public health policy seminar: DOES MEN’S HEALTH POLICY DESERVE OUR SPECIAL ATTENTION? The Deakin public health policy seminar series is targeted at senior researchers, academics and policy makers. Date: Tuesday 10 June 2014 Time: 12pm for...
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Does men’s health policy deserve our special attention? (Seminar)

June 1, 2014
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Does men’s health policy deserve our special attention? (Seminar)

Deakin public health policy seminar: DOES MEN’S HEALTH POLICY DESERVE OUR SPECIAL ATTENTION? The Deakin public health policy seminar series is targeted at senior researchers, academics and policy makers. Date: Tuesday 10 June 2014 Time: 12pm for...
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Domestic violence study suspended by UNSW for breach of ethics

April 13, 2014
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Domestic violence study suspended by UNSW for breach of ethics

An online ‘domestic violence study’ has been ordered offline by the University of NSW Human Research Ethics Committee. Flyers published by the survey organisers have been ordered destroyed. The study, being conducted by the Gendered Violen...
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Domestic violence study ‘flawed’ say men’s health advocates

March 30, 2014
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Domestic violence study ‘flawed’ say men’s health advocates

A national coalition of men’s health advocates has made a formal complaint to the UNSW Ethics Committee about an ‘online study of young people’s attitudes towards domestic and family violence’ that it appears to have approved. ...
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What helps to prevent suicide in men?

February 24, 2014
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What helps to prevent suicide in men?

What helps to prevent suicide in men? 

We are looking for men, and their family and friends to take part in a research project examining suicidal behaviours in men 

Who are we looking for? 

YOU can take part in this study if you are: 

  • Male
  • 18 years or older
  • Have made a suicide attempt that was between 6...
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Latest ABS Personal Safety Survey shows one in three victims of domestic violence is male

February 2, 2014
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Latest ABS Personal Safety Survey shows one in three victims of domestic violence is male

One in three victims of domestic violence in Australia is male, according to a report released in December by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The ABS Personal Safety Survey 2012 collected information from men and women aged 18 years and ove...
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Domestic violence against men has doubled since 2005 – ABS

February 2, 2014
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Domestic violence against men has doubled since 2005 – ABS

The number of men who report experiencing domestic violence from their current partner has almost doubled since 2005, according to a new survey released in December by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The ABS Personal Safety Survey 2012 coll...
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Fathers’ experiences of fatigue and its consequences when parenting 1 to 4 year olds

January 30, 2014
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Fathers’ experiences of fatigue and its consequences when parenting 1 to 4 year olds

PLEASE NOTE THIS STUDY HAS NOW CLOSED. We would like to invite you to take part in a research project about the experience of fatigue, parenting and partner relationship satisfaction in fathers of young children aged 1-4 years. This research is being...
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University of South Australia Male Studies courses commencing in 2014

December 27, 2013
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University of South Australia Male Studies courses commencing in 2014

The first of the University of South Australia Male Studies courses planned for 2014 is now accepting applications for enrolment. You can find information about the first of the courses on offer – the Professional Certificate in Male Health and ...
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Are you aged 30 to 60 years? Take part in research on men’s and women’s body shape and eating attitudes

July 11, 2013
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Are you aged 30 to 60 years? Take part in research on men’s and women’s body shape and eating attitudes

Are you aged 30 to 60 years? Researchers in the Massey University School of Psychology (NZ) are looking for people aged between 30 and 60 years to complete an online survey that explores men’s and women’s body shape and eating attitudes. I...
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Help us shape the future care of men with prostate cancer and their families

May 29, 2013
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Help us shape the future care of men with prostate cancer and their families

Australian Prostate Cancer Research is calling for volunteers who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer or have a partner with prostate cancer to test a web-based, personalised prostate cancer support system. A number of Australia's leading can...
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Men’s spaces and places community survey (Wollongong)

April 16, 2013
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Men’s spaces and places community survey (Wollongong)

Wollongong City Council is undertaking research into programs and services for men, with a focus on Men’s Sheds. The aim is to gather information to help guide future strategies in relation to places and spaces for men, including Men’s Shed...
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