Putting Your Family First
“Family is not an important thing; it is everything,” are the wise words of Michael J. Fox. You must put family first and be there for them. It will pay off in the end.
Three Keys to Keep You Alive If You Feel Like a Dead Man Walking
Sadly, the truth is we are surrounded by millions and millions of Dead Men Walking. These men are in solitary confinement. They're trapped in a cell in their mind and in their emotions and in their circumstances. Friends, we have got to do something to stop this slide.
Blind Man Saves Blind Triplet from Suicide
Caitlin Keating, a journalist with People magazine, has done a beautiful job telling this powerful story. The full title of this exclusive article is even harder to believe: “Blind Triplet Contemplated Suicide Before Blind Man Adopted Them. Now Boys Are Pursuing Their Dreams.”
Barry Williams — Eulogy by John Anderson, a friend from Canberra
Barry Williams was a tireless worker and advocate for children’s rights, lone fathers and families. Even after his medical episode, he did not relent. He started the Lone Fathers ACT (LFA) branch in 1972 and later extended it to a national body.
Barry Williams – Australia’s Historic Lone Voice for Men, Children and Families
In the early seventies, Barry Williams became acutely aware, as a single father to four young children, including a 13-month-old baby, of the lack of support for men and fathers. His lifelong advocacy for single parents and their children has been phenomenal.
International Men’s Day Largest Global Presentation to Stop Men’s Suicide, Parliament House, Australia
This year, the team at Dads4Kids gave Paul Withall the 2023 International Men's Day Australian Courage Award for his amazing work on promoting the desperate need to reverse the silent epidemic of male suicide in Australia.
Lynching of Men is Our National Sport
If Australia’s male suicide rate could be reduced to that of the rest of the world, 10 men per week would be saved from an early death.
2500 Empty Shoes: Male Suicide Visual Presentation for International Men’s Day
2500 Empty Shoes is a visual presentation on male suicide, held this year on 16 and 19 November on the lawns of Parliament House, Canberra. Day 2 coincides with International Men’s Day.
Silent Statistics and the Silent Sufferers
Our men have to be proactive and address mental illness head-on and ensure that programs are implemented to deal with the aim of curbing suicide rates.
Are Men Plagued by a “Friendship Deficiency”?
An advocate of relational masculinity, Reeves believes men are moulded by their relationship with their community.
