This article describes the support women receive for health services in comparison to men's health in Malawi, in southeastern Africa, and the consequences of this gender imbalance. It is reproduced from The Conversation. 

A bunch of mates from Sydney’s northern beaches will swim as far as they can and for as long as they can on March 16, to raise money for men’s mental health.

We hear a lot about boys (and men) not being able to express their emotions. And when it comes to the boys who hit out at others, or grow up to be men who act violently, there’s not much sympathy.

So, it’s important to understand what might be behind the behaviour of so-called ‘angry boys’ – those who bite, kick, punch, yell or more – through their early childhood years and into primary school and beyond.

A new study of youth suicides in the US has shed light on the high levels of suicides in LGBT communities. Key findings include the fact that the majority of LGBT people who suicide (57%) are biologically male and nearly one quarter (24%) of 12 to 14-year-olds who die by suicide are LGBT.

It’s a gender stereotype that men don’t like talking, opening up, sharing their inner thoughts.

But Melbourne psychotherapist Howard Todd-Collins knows differently. He was once inclined towards silence and self-imposed isolation, even as a health practitioner.

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.

Childhood obesity is a major health issue in modern economies around the world, but many parents are resistant to receiving health warnings about their children’s weight. 

New research from New Zealand has found that while nearly two-thirds of parents would like to be made aware if their children’s weight was putting their health at risk, they would find the news upsetting and worrying.

Three stories about male victims of family and domestic violence hit the Australian media this week in the space of 24 hours. Each story was very different, but they all shared a common, and surprisingly rare feature: they all involved a man speaking out about his experience.

A new study which explores gender differences in relationship to the influence of parents’ alcohol consumption has found that heavy episodic drinking is a risk factor for adolescent drinking.

Jacqueline Homel from the Griffith Criminology Institute and Diana Warren from the Australian Institute of Family Studies, looked at a sample of 2800 14-15 year-olds living in two-parent households from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children.

With seven months to go, the Australian Men’s Shed Association (AMSA) is offering early bird discounts to its 8^th National Men’s Shed Gathering in September.