An Open Letter to the Sector from The Man Cave

May 14, 2026 by

The Australian Men's Health Forum wholeheartedly endorses the open letter published by Ben Vasiliou, CEO of The Man Cave (a new member of AMHF), to our sector.

I encourage you to read it in full: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/open-letter-sector-working-men-boys-healthy-masculinities-1e7ic/

Ben has articulated something many of us have felt for a long time.

This moment calls us to organise across our differences before the opportunity passes.

Filipe Gama e Silva

Interim CEO, Australian Men's Health Forum

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