To Dads in Distress (DIDSS) members and supporters,
As part of the member feedback work we are doing for the Department of Families and Housing, Community Support and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA), our next paper (Paper No 5) is going to address the top...
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Parenting Plan/Agreement research by Dads in Distress
EMALE Issue 120 (March 2013)
In this month's issue:
the way to being a great dad
try to see it my way report
future events
engaging men National Men’s Health, Wellbeing & Relationships Training Seminar March 14 & 15 Crowne Plaza Hotel, Newcastle.
National Men’...
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EMALE Issue 120 (March 2013)
In this month's issue:
the way to being a great dad
try to see it my way report
future events
engaging men National Men’s Health, Wellbeing & Relationships Training Seminar March 14 & 15 Crowne Plaza Hotel, Newcastle.
National Men’...
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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…
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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National Men’s Health Gathering 2013 (Brisbane)
TUESDAY, 22 OCTOBER 2013 TO FRIDAY, 25 OCTOBER 2013, BRISBANE CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE
Registrations and call for abstracts are now open for the National Men’s Health Gathering incorporating;
• 7th National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Male Health Convention
• 10th National Men’s Health Conference
• The Men and Vulnerable Families Forum
The...
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National study seeks conversation with carers (Central Coast, NSW)
It takes a village to care, is the old adage. Family, friends, church groups, neighbours, schools and support groups are all playing an important role in helping people to care for the dying at home.
“I couldn’t have done it without the he...
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2013 Blokes Day Out Festival
Venue
Eastern Beach Reserve, Waterfront, Geelong
Dates
24.03.2013 - 24.03.2013
Time
10am - 3pm
Institution
Barwon Health
Cost
Free
Contact Details
Peter Kelly
42153470
peter.kelly@barwonhealth.org.au
Event Detail...
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2013 Blokes Day Out Festival (Geelong, VIC)
Venue
Eastern Beach Reserve, Waterfront, Geelong
Dates
24.03.2013 - 24.03.2013
Time
10am - 3pm
Institution
Barwon Health
Cost
Free
Contact Details
Peter Kelly
42153470
peter.kelly@barwonhealth.org.au
Event Detai...
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2013 Blokes Day Out Festival (Geelong, VIC)
Venue
Eastern Beach Reserve, Waterfront, Geelong
Dates
24.03.2013 - 24.03.2013
Time
10am - 3pm
Institution
Barwon Health
Cost
Free
Contact Details
Peter Kelly
42153470
peter.kelly@barwonhealth.org.au
Event Detai...
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If no-one speaks of dreadful things « Karen Woodall
Spring sunshine on a Tuesday morning and I am musing on the emails and letters that I have been receiving over the past few months from mothers, fathers, grandparents and other family members, all on the subject of family separation, some on related is...
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EMALE Issue 119 (February 2013)
In this month's issue:
7 nutrients all men need
Men’s Health Week Community Grants
Work mental health issues cost billions
engaging men national training seminar
barriers that prevent older men getting help
Are you concerned about men and boys ab...
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Book review of “The Good Men Project: Real Stories From the Frontline of Manhood” by K.C. Glover
David Gilmore in his expertly crafted study of masculinity, Manhood in the Making: Cultural Concepts
of Masculinity (1992), points out that manhood is nearly ubiquitous in the cultures of the world.
Very early on in his book, Gilmore introduces us to the Fox Indians, one of the aboriginal peoples of
North America, whose word for manhood translates...
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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 Completely Unregulated Practice of Male Circumcision: Human Rights’ Abuse Enshrined in Law? By John Geisheker
We are witnessing a disturbing tend to “enshrine” male circumcision into law, shielding the practice from health and safety regulation of any kind. This trend precedes any honest attempt to assess “morbidity,” the unavoidable co...
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But Are the Kids Really All Right? Egalitarian Rhetoric, Legal Theory and Fathers. By Katherine Young and Paul Nathanson
The underlying but disguised premise of a widely acclaimed recent movie, The Kids Are All Right, is that children do not need fathers. Because fatherhood is the only remaining source of masculine identity, however, this premise damages not only childre...
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