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November focus - Men's health

Men's health issues

online community engagement

Many general practices in Canberra have special clinics for mens health, but any GP can help with mens health issues. We're interested in hearing your say about where to go for men's health checks, how likely it is men will get health checks and how to encourage men to get help with a health issue. Have a say!

Content warning: The following information contains references to suicide.

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Where to go for help

To get help for yourself, your friend or family member:

If you are experiencing emotional distress or having thoughts about ending your life, please remember support is available. Reach out to friends, family, a health professional. If the situation is life-threatening, please call 000 immediately.

Lifeline Australia - 13 11 14 - Crisis Support. Suicide Prevention.

13YARN - Call 13 92 76 | 24 /7 Crisis support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders

Mensline 1300 78 99 78 Free help, referrals & counselling for men: MensLine Australia

The ACT Access Mental Health Team is available 24 hours, 7 days per week for people who have serious concerns about about their own or someone else’s mental wellbeing, if they live, work or study in the ACT. Please call 1800 629 354.

If you have recently lost someone to suicide, support is available from Standby Support After Suicide on 1300 727 247.

Head to Health Canberra mental health service and support Head to Health Canberra | Head to Health Canberra

Prostate Cancer Specialist Telenursing Service | PCFA

Testicular Cancer Society

How to support Movember’s fundraising for men’s health - Movember

References:

Victorian Government, Better Health, Men's Health website accessed 7 November 2024 Men's health - Better Health Channel

Mental Health - ACT Wellbeing Framework accessed November 2024 Mental health - ACT Wellbeing Framework

Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2023 accessed Novemeber 2024 Causes of Death, Australia, 2023 | Australian Bureau of Statistics  

AIHW, 2020 accessed November 2024 Cancer data in Australia, Data - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Men's health facts

Australian men are more likely than Australian women to get sick and die from serious health problems. Overall for every 2 women who die, 3 men die.

Men visit the doctor less often than women, have shorter visits and go when their illness is worse.

In Canberra, less than half (44%) of men rated their mental health as very good or excellent in 2020, down from 54% in 2018.

Males in the ACT are about 3 times more likely to die by suicide than females, and men aged 55-59 are particularly at risk.

324 men in Canberra were diagnosed with prostate cancer and 43 died from prostate cancer in 2020, up from 294 diagnoses and 39 deaths in 2019.

In 2020 about 5 in every 100,000 Canberra males were reported as having testicular cancer.

Capital Health Network acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the country on which we work and live, and recognises their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to Elders past and present.