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Data and Policies on Men's and Boys' Health Mental Health Work and Men's Health Fathers, Relationships, Children & Families

For instant, confidential, male-friendly counselling contact "MENSLINE" - the 24 / 7 telephone counselling service - phone 1300 78 99 78 (cost of a local call). Or go to their website.

• MensLine Australia Telephone counselling service for men.
• Menslink Australia An impressive project in Canberra - provides various mentoring and life coaching services to young men and their families. Excellent service model.
• Vietnam Veterans' Counselling Service Australia Offers a range of counselling services for vets and their families throughout Australia
• Men's Awareness Network (Mannet) & The Centre for Advancement of Men's Health (CAMH). Australia
  This site provides access to both Mannet and CAMH.
• The Sydney Men's Network Australia
• Men's Health & Well-being Association Queensland Australia
  
• Men's Information and Support Centre (MISC) Adelaide, Australia. Offers counselling and advocacy for men's issues.
• Mens Advisory Network (M.A.N) Perth,  Australia
• Family Development Services Australia - located in Western Sydney - provides free support for families/carers of children with Learning Difficulties (LD) and associated disorders such as ADHD and Aspergers Syndrome.

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Data and Policies on Men's and Boys' Health

• Moving Forward in Men's Health Australia
  NSW Health Strategic Directions Document
• NSW Health Department Public Health Division Australia
• The NSW Chief Health Officer's Report Australia
• Australian Men's Health Network Home Page Australia
• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Australia
• Australian Men - A Social Underclass Australia A sampling of data that supports arguments that men are somehow left off the social (health, education etc) agenda
• Men's Health Forum United Kingdom
  A site for healthcare professionals providing a source of information and research on all aspects of male health
• The Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) provides links to government reports and research on boys' education.

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Masculinities and Gender Issues

• MHWA Home Page Australia
• If Men Have All The Power....How Come Women Make The Rules???
  A FREE download book - designed to be as much fun as thought-provoking
• MENZhome - New Zealand - A men's activist site - a lot of good information on general and specific gender issues
• Men's Bibliography Australia  (thanks to Michael Flood for making this available).
  This is primarily - although not exclusively - a "femo-masculinities" list of references, and notes a number of works by those who propose pathologising discourses about men - see esp Connell or Kimmel.
• Glenn J Sacks Homepage
  a US based columnist who offers pro-male reporting on a range of issues.
• History & critique of gender construction - link to Babette Francis' paper from the 7th AIFS Conference

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Mental Health

• Beyond Blue Australia - a national depression initiative
  
• Australian Institute For Suicide Research And Prevention Australia
• Mental Health Association of NSW Australia
• USA National Institute on Drug Abuse
• Centre for Drug & Alcohol  Australia
• Lifting the Fog on Depression Australia
  A very helpful personal resource
• Dark Side of the Mood Australia
  ABC Health Matters web-site on depression
• Australian Suicide Stats Australia
• Gay and Lesbian Mental Health Site
• On-line Cognitive behaviour therapy for depression Australia

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Physical Health

• Foundation 49 Australia Excellent site for male health information
• Mayo Clinic's Interactive Quiz on a variety of health topics - check what you know (and maybe what you don't)!
  
• The Testicular Cancer Resource Center
• Impotence Australia Australia
  Provides a national Freecall helpline.
  
• NSW Cancer Council Home Page Australia
• Deafness Resources Australia Australia
• Sleep Disorders Australia
• Prostate cancer Australia 
• Andrology Australia
  Male reproductive health issues
• HEALTH SCOUT - information on various male health problems and issues
• The Heart Foundation  Australia - heart health information.
  

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Specific Male Populations
(Boys, Older Men, Indigenous Men, Rural Men, Gay Men etc)

• Australian Indigenous Health InfoNet Australia An extensive and rich site.
• Aboriginal Men's Site - Australia offers information and contacts for Aboriginal men living in NSW. Has a downloadable directory of men's groups.
• Older mens' health and well-being Australia A directory of links to services, organisations and sites for older men.
  
• Rural Health Australia
  A site on general rural health matters - some articles on men in conferences and publications.
• GayHealth: General Health
• Boys, ADHD & Drug Treatments
• Boys and Learning Site
• Male Ageing Australia
  Transcript of Radio National Program 2000
• FTM (Female-to-Male) Australia Australian peer support and information organisation for men who experience transsexualism and female-to-male transgender people
• Veterans' Health Australia The Department of Veterans' Affairs men's health site. Good information for veterans and all men, includes contact details for counselling services, newsletters and health information.
  
  
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  Work and Men's Health
• Australian Safety & Compensation Council Australia
• Research Centre For Injury Studies Australia
• International Labour Organisation
• Australian Council of Trade Unions Australia
• Forced labour (corvee) - identifies this neglected form of major discrimination against males.
• Human trafficking of men - little attention has been given to the fact that men too are victims of human trafficking.
  


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Fathers, Relationships, Children and Families

• Fathers Direct - UK - National Information Centre on Fatherhood. Information is available on issues such as early years, young fathers, parenting education etc., with links within each of the issues to news, training information, policy updates, research summaries and guides for supporting fathers and their families.
• Dads and kids - a site for divorced and separated dads
• McKenzie Friends is a new service that provides court/tribunal support and trial consulting for people in the courts and government organisations. They specialise in helping people who are representing themselves. Australia
• Family Court Secrets A website where you can order online a copy of a survival guide to the Family Court.
• Australian Institute of Family Studies Australia - The AIFS also operates the Family Relationships Clearinghouse.
• National Centre for Fathering
  Americans may have problems electing a decent President, but they do know how to make web sites. This hi-tech site has an impressive amount of information about being a dad.
• Family Law Reform & Assistance Association Australia
• Dads on the Air Australia
  Sydney community radio station 2GLF (89.3 FM ) The program covers areas such as the Family Court, the Child Support Agency, Legal Aid, child welfare, boys education, male suicide, mens health, institutional bias against men and many other gender or family related subjects.
• Families Need Fathers
  A UK based organisation with information on parenting and fathers.
• Men's Rights Agency Australia
  A lot of content (largely media articles, but some research reports) on Family Law, Child Support, sole parenting & shared parenting, domestic violence etc.
• Family Law Home Page Australia
• Family Court Home Page Australia
• Divorce First Aid Kit
• MENDS Home Page Australia
  An excellent program (which unfortunately costs - write to your local MP and complain about this) for men coming to terms with relationship breakdown
• Domestic Violence New Zealand
  Site with some good articles designed to dispel a few of the common anti-male myths
• Same sex domestic violence Australia A resource site from ACON
  
• Dads in Distress Inc.Australia
  Dads in Distress is a dedicated support group of men (in Australia) whose immediate concern is to stem the present trend of male suicide due to the trauma of divorce or separation. Phone: 1300 85 3437 Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. Email: dids@nor.com.au
• Stepfamily Association of Victoria Australia
  Providing support, resources and referrals to Victorians in or considering a stepfamily. They provide a STEPFAMILY HELPLINE that is available Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm - (03) 9481 1500. Click here also to download a media pack about the STEPFAMILY HELPLINE.
• Fatherhood Support Project Australia operating out Adelaide's Women and Children Hospital.
  The Fatherhood Project aims to support men in their role as a parent. Part of the Children and Families Integration Service, the program is managed by the Parenting Network and works closely with WCH antenatal staff and midwives to provide support for men who are about to become dads.
• Family Relationships On-line Australia is an Australian Government site with a lot of useful information.
• Pathways to Manhood Foundation Australia
• National Men's Forum 2004 - link to Conference proceedings at Family Services Australia
• Father Inclusive Practice - from the Family Action Centre at the University of Newcastle
  
  
  

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Other Useful Men's Links

• NSW Health List of Publications Australia
• MenStuff  - A very good web-site - lots of info & connections.
• Male Health Conferences Australia
• VICNET - Men's Issues Australia
  A good source of links to a wide range of men's health issues.
• Men's groups listing Australia
• Toolbox for blokes Australia This site contains detailed information on the very successful “Life skills for blokes” course and other valuable information that will assist men to deliver life skills for blokes courses in their own areas.
• Resources on boys' education
  

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