MEN’S HEALTH: Male suicide – the silent epidemic*

Australian men commit suicide at four times the rate of women, a parliamentary inquiry has found.

Other research has consistently shown that men lag behind women in almost all health indicators and consequently are more likely to die from cancer, stroke and heart disease.

In May, a Senate select committee on men’s health, chaired by Senator Cory Bernardi (Liberal, SA), published its report on the availability and effectiveness of education, support and services for men’s health.

Senator…

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