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Pages tagged "Men's Health Policy"


New resources released to help those who want to help men

Posted on Latest News by Kim Trengove · October 19, 2021 11:12 AM · 1 reaction

Global Action on Men’s Health (GAMH) has launched a new two-fold resource aimed at helping policymakers and service providers improve the way men are targeted in policies and programs.

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Men’s Health Connected Summit Day 3: Time to develop a male suicide strategy?

Posted on Latest News by Kim Trengove · May 27, 2020 2:45 PM

AMHF has gathered an expert panel on Day 3 of the Men's Health Connected online summit to discuss the question: “Is it time to develop a national male suicide strategy?”

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Should we screen new dads for depression too?

Posted on Latest News by Glen Poole · February 07, 2019 9:07 AM · 1 reaction

Australian fatherhood experts have called for dads to be included in national efforts to screen new parents for depression.

Screening mothers for mental illness before and after birth is now standard practice in Australia, but the mental health of dads is not routinely assessed at any point. 

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Labor Commits To National Men's Health Policy

Posted on Latest News by Glen Poole · December 18, 2018 12:49 PM · 1 reaction
NB: This article was first published in December 2018. It has not been updated to reflect the ALP's response to the launch of the new National Men's Strategy on 11 April 2019. 

Labor has committed to take action to improve men's health if it wins the Federal election due to be held in the first half of 2019. The commitment came on Day Three of the ALP National Conference in Adelaide. 

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10 Ways Politicians Can Do Better For Men And Boys

Posted on Latest News by Glen Poole · December 17, 2018 6:32 AM

Could Governments do better for men and boys? The facts are compelling. Our sons are less educated than our daughters. Our brothers die younger than our sisters. Our fathers are more likely to die at work than our mothers. Our male friends are more likely to die by suicide than our female friend.

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Call for focus on gender differences as suicide rates jump 10%

Posted on Latest News by Glen Poole · October 01, 2018 6:40 AM · 1 reaction

The resources we invest in suicide prevention need to take account of the differences between men and women, according to Australia’s peak body for men’s health, the Australian Men’s Health Forum (AMHF).

The call for “gender inclusive” suicide prevention strategies comes as Government figures revealed that the number of men and women taking their own lives in Australia rose by nearly 10% in 2017.

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The Men’s Health Gathering Is Back

Posted on Latest News by Glen Poole · September 05, 2018 8:47 AM

The National Men’s Health Gathering, Australia’s leading men’s health event, will take place in Parramatta, NSW, from 12-14 November 2018.

Last held in 2015, The Gathering has been connecting people who are committed to improving the lives of men and boys, for more than 20 years.

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National Men's Health Policy Update

Posted on Latest News by Glen Poole · September 04, 2018 3:40 PM

Work on developing a new National Male Health Strategy is now underway, with public consultations expected to take place in late 2018/early 2019. The Federal Health Minister, Greg Hunt, hosted a National Male Health Forum at Parliament House in Canberra in August, to kick start discussions on the strategy.

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