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NCFM Australian Liaison Greg Andresen on domestic violence not due to masculinity…

April 27, 2013
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NCFM Australian Liaison Greg Andresen on domestic violence not due to masculinity…

 Domestic violence NSW Rape Crisis Centre executive officer Karen Willis repeats the discredited claim that domestic violence is about masculinity (”Mosman woman’s death puts spotlight on domestic violence”, April 26). Research shows domestic violence is most prevalent among young people and is linked to social disadvantage, drug and alcohol abuse, mental health issues, and...
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St. Francis House: Mentoring Young Men in a Fatherless Society. By Joseph Campo

January 31, 2013
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St. Francis House: Mentoring Young Men in a Fatherless Society. By Joseph Campo

The centrality of a father or male mentor in the life of a young man is discussed by the director of St. Francis House, in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York. A brief description of this home for boys 18 years and older who have come from extremely difficu...
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Eating disorders on the increase for men and boys (UK)

June 13, 2012
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Eating disorders on the increase for men and boys (UK)

The number of boys and men seeking help for eating disorders is on the increase according to statistics from South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust (SWLSTG).  Last year 9 per cent of our eating disorder patients at the SWLSTG s...
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EMALE Issue 111 (June 2012)

June 1, 2012
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EMALE Issue 111 (June 2012)

In this month's issue: 'Mansome' examines men's self-image, grooming ‘Men Care’ project in Coffs Coast Current Training Programs (Effective Ways of Engaging Men, Effective Men’s Health Promotion) more than just a haircut the high cost...
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Robyn Urback on shocking anti-male hatred on the SFU campus (Canada)

May 20, 2012
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Robyn Urback on shocking anti-male hatred on the SFU campus (Canada)

The student union at Simon Fraser University in B.C. has made the apparently contentious decision to finance the creation of a Men’s Centre on campus. Motivated, surely, by deep-seeated patriarchal values, the union approved a budget of $30,000 t...
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