The Australian Men's Health Forum is calling on the Morrison Government to develop a national plan to tackle male suicide in Australia.

The Prime Minister’s National Suicide Prevention Advisor Christine Morgan has called for all Governments in Australia to fund and develop action plans to tackle male suicide.

Psychiatrist and media commentator Dr Tanveer Ahmed has called on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to take action to prevent male suicide in Australia.

Suicide killed a record number of people in Australia in 2019 according to data released by the Australia Bureau of Statistics today (Friday 23 October 2020).

Men and boys account for the majority of accidental death and injury in Australia.

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ACCIDENTAL HEROES: Making death by injury a men's health issue 

Here are the 5 key barriers to preventing male suicide. Download the PDF of this infographic. 

Here are the 5 social factors that shape male suicide. Download the PDF of this infographic. 

These are the 5 risk factors for male suicide in Australia. Download the PDF of this infographic. 

5 actions to prevent male suicide. Download the PDF of the infographic. 

As has been widely reported, suicide kills 8 people a day in Australia, six men and two women (ABS 2019). Here are 10 ways male suicide is different from female suicide. DOWNLOAD THE INFOGRAPHIC.