Men’s Talk WA calls for Men’s Wellbeing Awards nominations
Mens Talk WA will launch its inaugural Men’s Wellbeing Awards in June to coincide with Men’s Health Week from June 10-16, 2024.
Nominations are currently being sought across nine categories:
- Mental Health Lived Experience Advocate of the Year
- Mental Health Initiative of the Year
- Community Support Award
- Mental Health Professional of the Year
- Research and Innovation Award
- Mental Health Campaign of the Year
- Media and Entertainment Award
- Workplace Wellbeing Award
- Lifetime Achievement Award
People can nominate by scanning the QR code below before 29 March 2024.
Mens Talk WA is a fast-growing men’s wellbeing organisation and in 2022 won the state’s People’s Choice award in the Australian Men’s Health Forum national men’s health awards.
Led by CEO Paul Litwin and driven by a mission to make conversations about men’s mental health mainstream, Mens Talk holds various events and seminars, including the Mens Life Festival in November and the Swim for Life Fundraiser, also in November.
Along with meetups and wellbeing sessions at Scarborough Beach, this year Mens Talk will host their second Men’s Wellbeing Conference on Friday 14 June.
Keynote speakers confirmed for the day-long event include Dr Bruce Robinson, from the Fathering Project, WA Australian of the Year Mechelle Turvey, whose son Cassius was assaulted coming home from school, and Chief Psychiatrist of WA, Dr Nathan Gibson.
UPDATE JUNE 2024
Congratulations to all the winners including:
- Kicking Goals For Life (City of Cockburn): A social soccer program designed to help men make friends, get active, and improve their health.
- Len Yarran (Wadjak Northside): Received a joint award for a program that helps First Nations men transition from prison back into the community.
Read more: Leading Men's Health in Western Australia (AMHF, August 2022)