Men are a priority population for suicide prevention, but is that evident in our policies and frameworks?
Can we expect to significantly reduce the number of people who suicide by continuing with policies and programs where gender-related concerns around suicide gain so little recognition?
Five ways we can champion men, and male suicide prevention, in the suicide prevention sector?
- Learn more about how we can understand male suicide
- Intervene in policy discussions
- Create and participate in networks that work on reducing male suicide
- Embed gender-inclusive approaches to service delivery and evaluation
- Ensure men are involved in developing and delivering programs
In this session, the presenter will:
- Provide an overview of the place of men and boys in suicide prevention policy in Australian Commonwealth, State, and Territory government policy.
- Discuss the role Men’s Resources Tasmania has played in advocating to the Tasmanian government around their latest Suicide Prevention Strategy.
- Share the successes of, and continuing gaps in, the Tasmanian Suicide Prevention Strategy.
- Discuss the value of having a male-focused working group, and a strong focus on addressing male suicide, included in the first Tasmanian Suicide Prevention Implementation Plan.
The presenter will also work with session participants to:
- Explore the ways that we can all help male perspectives to gain increased traction in suicide prevention programs and services.
- Explore the barriers and opportunities for men with lived experience of suicide to share their experience in order to grow better support for men and boys.
- Highlight the men in lived experience roles and positions who are leading advocacy for greater attention on male suicide.