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Share your story: A safer future for children

May 12, 2014
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Share your story: A safer future for children

The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse is investigating how institutions like schools, churches, sports clubs and government organisations have responded to allegations and instances of child sexual abuse. In its first...
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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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Why boys need a boyhood to become good men | essentialkids.com.au

January 8, 2014
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Why boys need a boyhood to become good men | essentialkids.com.au

Boys struggling to find their self-worth ... Photo: Getty Images Given the current deep community outpourings of concern for the senseless violence present on Australian streets at night, the disturbing numbers of little boys being suspended and expel...
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Powerhouse Programs – Because Growing Up is Optional

November 17, 2013
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Powerhouse Programs – Because Growing Up is Optional

Powerhouse Programs is the creation of Stephen Halsall and Andy Roy. Both Stephen and Andy have been heavily involved in working with men and boys through well-respected national community development organisations. Their lives and relationships have ...
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21st Century Man: The Way Forward (Video)

November 5, 2013
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21st Century Man: The Way Forward (Video)

A stand-out session from the 2013 National Men's Health Gathering in Brisbane was the world-focus keynote discussion panel sponsored by the Australian Men's Health Forum, titled 21st Century Man: The Way Forward. This discussion about the changing...
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Paternal influence crucial to the success of children: report

September 1, 2013
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Paternal influence crucial to the success of children: report

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Building social skills: Cameron McKay enjoys a romp with his three-year-old twins Thomas and Madison. Photo: James Alcock

Children with involved fathers have better social skills, more successful relationships, stronger self esteem, more self-control and higher grades than those who do not.

They are also less likely to be overweight, suspended from school or...
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2013 Menslink Business Breakfast | National Press Club

August 15, 2013
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2013 Menslink Business Breakfast | National Press Club

Tuesday 24 September 2013 7.00am for a 7:30am start - 9.30am National Press Club of Australia $70.00 per person The Menslink Business Breakfast is a great opportunity for leading Canberrans to show their support for a truly local charity and a great c...
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EMALE Issue 123 (June 2013)

June 1, 2013
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EMALE Issue 123 (June 2013)

In this month's issue: "Keeping Passion Alive in Your Relationship" by Jed Diamond Challenges to improving male health in NSW the first cut is the deepest new men’s sexual health training a view on ADHD and boys news briefs The Boyfriend Traine...
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Why schools are failing our boys

May 20, 2013
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Why schools are failing our boys

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The system is leaving boys behind ... Photo: Getty Images

Boys will be boys, they tell us, but how many of us actually take this adage to heart and embrace it?

I am the mother of four boys, now all adults. If I think back to their childhoods and adolescence, it’s a whirlwind of...
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Alcohol and junk food advertising is just not cricket!

February 27, 2013
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Alcohol and junk food advertising is just not cricket!

My name is Aaron Schultz and I am a 41 year old Father of two boys from Hobart Tasmania. I have had some major concerns for a while now around the high levels of alcohol and fast food promotion in sport and am worried about the effect it has on mine an...
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Here are 4 important men’s health things we think you should know about…

February 27, 2013
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Here are 4 important men’s health things we think you should know about…

From the Men's Health Information and Resource Centre at the University of Western Sydney. 2013 is shaping up to be a huge year for people working in male health. There's plenty on! 1. The eternal question: how do we get men to become involved in prog...
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The Boys at the Back – NYTimes.com

February 2, 2013
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The Boys at the Back – NYTimes.com

Illustration by Ben Javens   Boys score as well as or better than girls on most standardized tests, yet they are far less likely to get good grades, take advanced classes or attend college. Why? A study coming out this week in The Journal of ...
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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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The Primordial Man. By Jan Andersen

January 31, 2013
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The Primordial Man. By Jan Andersen

The work of commercial artist Jan H. Andersen, who is well known for his stock images of boys and men, is discussed in this biographical essay that reveals much more than his work as an artist. He describes his journey from doing social work with child...
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Boaz Behaving Badly. By Malina Saval

January 28, 2013
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Boaz Behaving Badly. By Malina Saval

Temper tantrums, emotional meltdowns and screaming fits in public venues are everyday events in the life of Boaz, a feisty and affectionate five year-old boy with behavioral issues and developmental delays. The wondrous yet sometimes thorny world of bo...
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Meeting Men: Male Intimacy and College Men Centers. By Miles Groth

January 28, 2013
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Meeting Men: Male Intimacy and College Men Centers. By Miles Groth

Given the ongoing trend of declining enrollments of males in college (currently at 40%), it is essential for educators and parents to understand its causes. As the issue becomes better understood, in the meantime the important part played by men's grou...
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