Two roadshows addressing men’s health will touch multiple towns around South Australia in February and March, offering free advice, free food and a safe space to discuss personal stories.

The Australian Men’s Health Forum (AMHF) hosted the 2018 National Men’s Health Gathering in Parramatta last week (12-14 November), attracting a diverse network of individuals and organisations committed to “working together to improve male health”.

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.

The number of male suicides in Australia has risen by nearly 10% from 2,151 deaths in 2016 to 2,348 deaths in 2017, the highest annual figure in over a decade. Suicide now kills more than 8 Australians a day, taking the lives of more than 6 men and 2 women a day on average.

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Male suicide kills six men a day in Australia. Closing the gender suicide gap and reducing the number of male suicides to the same level as female suicide, would save the lives of more than 1,500 Australian men a year.