Coverage about men’s mental health has further increased with the launch of OzHelp’s new podcast for truckies titled Share the Load.

Digital Dads Groups, a video channel that challenges perceptions of traditional masculinity, a Check Mate app that allows young male Aussie tradesmen to have conversations about their wellbeing and check in on their mates … these are just a few of the projects that have been selected by Movember to combat escalating social isolation among men in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Billy Baker, a staff writer on the Boston Globe, was taken aback when his editor proposed that he write a story about, ‘how middle-aged men have no friends.’

As well as being the title of a 2015 rom com with an 80% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, Man Up is also a 3 x 1 hour documentary series funded by Movember about masculinity and men’s mental health featuring Gus Worland (Gotcha4Life).

Movember has formed a partnership with Canadian sportscaster Sportsnet to produce stories with champion ice hockey players that candidly address their mental health challenges. 

The Banksia Project, focused on early intervention in mental health, is looking for male leaders to run its ground-breaking Growth Rooms throughout rural NSW, Qld and Victoria.

Lachie Samuel knows a thing or two about remote, casual work. The Fly-In-Fly-Out life (FIFO) and Drive-in-Drive-Out (DIDO) life sounded appealing when, as a 19-year-old in 2009 Lachie followed his brother out of Auckland to Kalgoorlie, 600ks from Perth.

Andamooka, in far north South Australia, is the setting of a new illustrated ebook that explores men’s relationships with each other in an Australian outback opal town.

Having access to help-giving support services if you need them can help you stay mentally healthy. These may include helplines, support groups, a doctor or a mental health professional.

While weight-training is recommended for optimal health - providing it is safe for you to do so - lifting dumb bells is not what we had in mind when we listed the 8^th Habit of Mentally Healthy Men: Be Strong.