If Sorry Means Sorrow, Yarn It Over With Mensline Australia
"While Wednesday's apology from the Prime Minister to Indigenous Australians has been '
long awaited, some people in my community listening circles are experiencing high levels of grief
and sorrow about the pending announcement," said Darren Atkinson, Mensline Australia's Indigenous
Community Liaison Officer and member of the Bangarang Tribe (Victoria).
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Holidays Double the Pain for Separated Men with Children: Mensline Australia
Christmas and January marks a painful time for Australian men as evidenced by the 100 per cent
increase in calls to Mensline Australia from men distressed about their family relationships and
access to their children, particularly about their children being taken interstate or overseas by an ex-partner.
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Presenteeism Costs Queensland Businesses $5.1 Billion — Depression the Leading Cause
Presenteeism, whereby employees attend work but are not fully functioning, is a major financial
concern for Queensland businesses — costing more than $5.1 billion each year. Depression is the
number one cause (19%) of presenteeism, amounting to a cost of over $976 million for Queensland
businesses.
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Mensline Australia applauds Labor's National Men's Health Policy
Crisis Support Services (CSS), the providers of Mensline Australia, have applauded Labor's recent
announcement of plans to develop a National Men's Health Policy if elected to government.
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Mensline Australia Reaches Out to Young Men With Daddy Dash
To coincide with Mental Health Week, Mensline Australia is releasing the highly entertaining
Daddy Dash email game today.
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Mensline Australia finds relationship breakdowns increase risk of mental illness
Calls to Mensline Australia show that men are at an increased risk of developing mental
health problems such as depression and anxiety during a family or relationship breakdown,
in line with current trends . Men are also more likely to be at risk of suicide during this time.
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Crisis Support Services — Urges Australian Government to
Fund a National Suicide Helpline
In light of the social, emotional and economic cost of suicide, recently released research calculates the
economic cost of suicide and self-harm in Australia to be nearing $3 billion. As World Suicide
Prevention Day approaches on Monday 10 October 2007, Crisis Support Services (which runs Suicide
Helpline Victoria) is urging the Australian Government for a nationally funded and professionally staffed,
24/7 telephone crisis service.
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Father's Day — Sunday 2 September: The Happiest and Most Painful of Days for Fathers
Telephone counsellors at Mensline Australia will be extra busy this weekend, with Father's Day
prompting a flood of anguish for separated men or those who have limited access to their
children.
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Melbourne's Business Set Talks Men's Health
The provider of Mensline Australia — the national telephone counselling service for
men with family and relationship concerns — is hosting a business breakfast at
Melbourne's RACV Club on Monday June 4, to mark Men's Health Week and put men's
health, work and family relationships on the agenda for government, corporates and
community organisations.
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