Men’s Sheds | Improving Wellbeing of Men Across Our Region

Life has been turned upside down by COVID-19 and many Aussies are feeling the strain.

During Men’s Health Week beyond blue urges all men to take stock of their health which includes their mental health. Sometimes men don’t like to talk about their feelings which is why I feel it is so important to raise awareness to a website I was privileged to be at the launch of in June 2013 in Parliament House, Man Therapy – A Man’s World. Man Therapy is an interactive mental health campaign targeting working-age men that employs humour to cut through the stigma and tackle issues like depression, divorce and anxiety. I was so impressed with the passion of the presenter’s yet at the same time very alarmed at the suicide statistics in Australia. One in eight men will experience depression in their lifetime and over 40 men take their lives every week in Australia.