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Shaping Solutions: NSW Men’s Health & Wellbeing Conference – May 1 & 2 2014 | Men’s Health Forum NSW

March 27, 2014
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Shaping Solutions: NSW Men’s Health & Wellbeing Conference – May 1 & 2 2014 | Men’s Health Forum NSW

Shaping Solutions In Male Health in 2014 You are invited to attend our 2014 Mens’ Health and Wellbeing Conference to be held on May 1 and 2 2014 at Penrith Panthers in western Sydney. This important event brings together state and national leade...
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Shaping Solutions: NSW Men’s Health & Wellbeing Conference – May 1 & 2 2014 | Men’s Health Forum NSW

March 27, 2014
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Shaping Solutions: NSW Men’s Health & Wellbeing Conference – May 1 & 2 2014 | Men’s Health Forum NSW

Shaping Solutions - FINAL PROGRAM RELEASED NSW Men's Health & Wellbeing Conference May 1 & 2 Penrith Panthers The Men’s Health Forum NSW Inc. invites you to attend the first NSW Men’s Health & Wellbeing Conference to work with ...
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EMALE Issue 132 (March 2014)

March 1, 2014
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EMALE Issue 132 (March 2014)

In this month's issue: My Men’s Movement A PERSONAL VIEW FROM JED DIAMOND A unique training opportunity with Jed Diamond make 2014 a year of health reform, not regression helping our men to soldier on men’s health services TRAINING PROGRAMS...
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EMALE Issue 132 (March 2014)

March 1, 2014
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EMALE Issue 132 (March 2014)

In this month's issue: My Men’s Movement A PERSONAL VIEW FROM JED DIAMOND A unique training opportunity with Jed Diamond make 2014 a year of health reform, not regression helping our men to soldier on men’s health services TRAINING PROGRAMS...
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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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Join the Fight Against Prostate Cancer in 2014

February 6, 2014
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Join the Fight Against Prostate Cancer in 2014

Want to join the fight against prostate cancer but not sure where to start? As the 6th most common cancer worldwide, prostate cancer impacts many men and their families. The good news is that you can make a difference. The Prostate Cancer Foundation o...
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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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EMALE Issue 131 (February 2014)

February 1, 2014
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EMALE Issue 131 (February 2014)

In this month's issue: step back, best way forward for our boys shaping solutions for men in NSW marginal men revisited leading a sporting life men’s health services TRAINING PROGRAMS news briefs Testosterone therapy could raise risk of heart a...
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EMALE Issue 131 (February 2014)

February 1, 2014
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EMALE Issue 131 (February 2014)

In this month's issue: step back, best way forward for our boys shaping solutions for men in NSW marginal men revisited leading a sporting life men’s health services TRAINING PROGRAMS news briefs Testosterone therapy could raise risk of heart a...
Read more »

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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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Insights into men’s suicide (UK)

January 23, 2014
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Insights into men’s suicide (UK)

Authors Susan Beaton, Suicide Prevention Consultant and Dr Peter Forster, University of Worcester, UK recently published an article about men's suicide for the Australian Psychology Society. Titled 'Insights into men's suicide' the article covers such ranging issues as reasons for gender disparity, correlates of suicide in men (eg relationship breakdown and alcohol...
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Posted in Drugs & Alcohol, Family Law & Divorce, International Perspectives, Journal Articles, Online Resources, Resources, Resources: Suicide & Self-Harm, Suicide & Self-Harm, Topics & Issues | No Comments »

Working with men and relationship issues – opportunities and challenges (Video)

January 8, 2014
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Working with men and relationship issues – opportunities and challenges (Video)

One of the highlights of the 2013 National Men's Health Gathering in Brisbane was the Men and Vulnerable Families Forum Plenary Session featuring presentations by Dr Warren Farrell (USA) and Glen Poole (UK). Titled Working with men and relati...
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Posted in Fatherlessness, Fathers, Gender & Masculinities, Gender Equity, International Perspectives, Male Studies, Male-Friendly Services, Online Resources, Political Activism, Resources, Resources: Fathers, Resources: Relationships & Marriage, Topics & Issues | No Comments »

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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Posted in Boys, Boys' Education, Boys' Health, Male-Friendly Classrooms, Mentoring of Boys, Raising Children, Rites of Passage, Role Models, Topics & Issues, Violence | No Comments »

Greater Health Spending Helps Men More Than Women, Study Finds (Canada)

January 5, 2014
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Greater Health Spending Helps Men More Than Women, Study Finds (Canada)

FRIDAY, Jan. 3, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Increased health spending in developed countries tends to benefit men more than women, a new study finds. Researchers analyzed data from 27 developed nations to determine the efficiency of health care spending,...
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Men die earlier but women’s health gets four times more funding | News.com.au

January 3, 2014
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Men die earlier but women’s health gets four times more funding | News.com.au

A spectacular gender gap has resulted in men's health problems being allocated a quarter of the funding women's health research gets, ranked just ahead of parasitic infections. This is even though men die four and a half years earlier than women, and ...
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