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Government invites bids for men’s health grants

Posted on Latest News by Glen Poole · November 04, 2019 1:45 PM

The Federal Government has allocated $700,000 funding to support the roll out of the National Men’s Health Strategy. The grants aim to support innovative approaches to trialling and evaluating men’s health promotion with a focus on improving health literacy, reducing risk and improving health and wellbeing within priority population groups.

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Australia's National Men's Health Strategy launched today

Posted on Latest News by Glen Poole · April 11, 2019 3:08 PM

Minister for Health Greg Hunt launched a new National Men's Health Strategy today, following successful lobbying from the Australian Men's Health Forum (AMHF) and the men's health sector. 

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WHO calls for more action needed on men's health

Posted on Latest News by Glen Poole · April 08, 2019 7:14 AM

Women all over the world are outliving men and so more action is needed to improve men and boys’ health, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO).

More than 140 million children will be born in 2019, with the boys expected to die 4.4 years younger than the girls of average (69.8 years v 74.2 years).

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Aboriginal men's group helps close health gap

Posted on Latest News by Glen Poole · March 15, 2019 11:06 AM

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

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Four reasons sex abuse is a men’s health issue

Posted on Latest News by Glen Poole · February 28, 2019 2:39 PM · 2 reactions

The news that Cardinal George Pell, Australia’s most senior Catholic cleric, was convicted of sexually abusing two choirboys in 1996 has shocked the nation.

The case is a stark reminder we need do a better job of providing help and support for men and boys who are victims and survivors of sexual abuse. Here we outline four reasons why sex abuse is a men’s health issue and provide links to a range of resources for anyone who is affected by this issue.

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Fatherhood symposium to feature world leaders in parenting

Posted on Latest News by Kim Trengove · February 25, 2019 10:49 AM

Professor Paul Ramchandani, a leading UK researcher into the area of fathers’ mental health, is a keynote speaker at a fatherhood Symposium taking place at Deakin University, Melbourne, in early May.

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Prison dads need fathers’ rights say Victorian researchers

Posted on Latest News by Glen Poole · February 21, 2019 7:50 AM

Dads in Victoria who end up in prison are being denied their parental rights and treated differently from incarcerated mums, according to research published in the International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology.

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Five ways national health screening programs exclude men

Posted on Latest News by Glen Poole · February 18, 2019 7:54 AM · 3 reactions

The national conversation about men’s health commonly focuses on men’s perceived reluctance to get help, when compared with women. Yet the more time you spend examining how health systems work, the more you discover the many different ways we invest less time, money and resources into men’s health.

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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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Gay dads face discrimination

Posted on Latest News by Glen Poole · January 31, 2019 9:15 AM · 1 reaction

Gay fathers and their children continue to experience stigma and avoid situations because of fear of stigma, a new study from the American Academy of Pediatrics has found.

The study, published on January 14, surveyed men who identified as gay and as fathers, drawing on 732 respondents from 47 states across the United States.

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