The Life Itself Movement(LiT) in the Palmerston and Darwin region in the Northern Territory provides a safe space for men to connect with each other, discuss/ listen to successes of life, and support those who may be struggling with mental health issues, or who may be overcoming traumatic incidents. It was established and developed by local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men.

Beale Street in downtown Memphis, Tennessee, along the Mississippi River is famously known as the home of the blues. It’s 2.9 km stretch is also synonymous with the pain and struggle of black America, depicted by James Baldwin in his book If Beale Street Could Talk, now a feature film from director Barry Jenkins’ (a follow-up to the Academy Award-winning Moonlight). 

This Wednesday (21 March 2019) marks this year's Close The Gap Day, which focuses on tackling the poorer health of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples when compared to the non-Indigenous population, with the aims of closing the Indigenous Health gap by 2030.

An Aboriginal men’s group in Airds, NSW, is helping to improve men’s health by making the local health services more accessible.

We've got a great selection of International Men's Day posters that you can download and print or share on social media using the hashtags #InternationalMensDay and #TalkingAboutMen. 

The number of male suicides in Australia has risen by nearly 10% from 2,151 deaths in 2016 to 2,348 deaths in 2017, the highest annual figure in over a decade. Suicide now kills more than 8 Australians a day, taking the lives of more than 6 men and 2 women a day on average.