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Aboriginal Men's Health
The Executive Officer is a member of the Aboriginal Men's Health Inter-Agency Group that has been established by the WA Office of Aboriginal Health.
Intimate Partner Abuse of Men
The study was initiated by MAN and is being conducted by Professor Alfred Allen and Dr Greg Dear of the School of Psychology at Edith Cowan University, with funding provided by Lotterywest.
Interviews with men who are the victims of intimate partner abuse plus family members and service providers have been completed and are being analysed. A survey of staff of service providers is currently being undertaken. Click Here for more
Study Seeks Male Victims of Domestic Abuse
The abuse may take various forms including physical, intimidation, threats sexual, emotional, psychological, financial, property damage and social isolation. Interviewing men who have been abused plus family and friends and service providers has commenced.
Anyone wishing to participate in the study should contact Emily Tilbrook at Edith Cowan University on 0414 807 911.
Click Here for further information on the studyNational Peak Body
The MAN Chairperson Julian Krieg has been elected as Vice-President and MAN Executive Officer, Gary Bryant has been elected to the Executive Committee of the Australasian Men’s Health Forum. This is the organisation that is re-structuring itself to become the national peak body concerned with the wide range of issues that impact on men and boys.
Mental Health & Men’s Sheds
MAN and the Fremantle Men's Shed received a grant from the Mental Health Council of Australia to undertake a pilot project to demonstrate how mental health services can be delivered through men's sheds. A report plus a DVD have been produced.
Email Network
Lotterywest provided the funds to establish an email network system that will involve several men's organisations, including MAN, Pathways WA, WA Men's Gathering, Mankind Project WA, Men's Work Project and The Grail WA. The website will be launched in October.
WA Suicide Prevention Strategy
MAN is preparing an Expression of Interest to the WA Department of Health to implement the WA Suicide Prevention Strategy 2009-2013.
Annual Report
Click Here for a copy of the Executive Officer’s Annual Report
For a copy of the Chairperson’s Report Click Here
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