On Tuesday Morning, Menslink held our 12th Annual Business Breakfast at the QT Hotel. The event was out biggest yet with a sell-out crowd of 560 guests including representatives from a wide range of businesses and government...
While Menslink supports young men, it’s their partners, families, schools and employers that often feel the biggest impact. Here is some feedback we received from both a young guy and his defacto partner, after he got help for...
There have been numerous reports in the media recently about high school students filming violence and posting the footage online. To be honest, I think a level of violence has always been present amongst teenagers – I remember...
On Friday March 29, Menslink held our 3rd annual Big Night Out…and boy was it big! Over 450 people from across Canberra came to show their support, sporting funky outfits and big hair for our 70s and 80s theme. It was a sensational...
The wonderful Gents over at Kick4aCause are running another event in support of Menslink in 2019. Menslink would like to thank the gents themselves as well as the wider AFL community in Canberra for their support. Head over to their...
Happy New Year to all, we hope that you had a well deserved break and that you also took a moment to spare a thought for those who need it most. We received some wonderful feedback from one of our mum’s over the break,...
A study conducted by researchers at University of Canberra’s Centre for Applied Psychology has found significant long term benefits arising from young men’s engagement with Menslink’s free counselling and mentoring...
On Wednesday morning, Menslink held our 11th annual Business Breakfast at the QT Hotel. It was our biggest so far, with 550 attendees including representatives from a wide range of businesses and government departments, sporting and...
In my role as CEO of Menslink, I meet many young men who simply cannot cope with the slightest set back. This lack of resilience presents itself in different ways, but can be very hard on the young guy and his family. Sometimes a lack...
It’s a question that parents all over the world seek to answer: should we pay our children to do chores, or should they just do them anyway? Different parents have different opinions, and as a parent myself (and after years of talking...
As the CEO of Menslink, I spend a lot of time talking with young guys and their mums, dads and carers. Observing the family dynamic is always interesting, and I do my best to offer guidance where possible. One thing that constantly...
We all get advice in life – some of it good, some of it bad. But occasionally, we get a gold nugget that changes who we are and how we handle situations in life forever. For me, this was: Find out what you stand for and live by it....
