Mens Wellbeing

Support Sites for Men

The Canberra Men's Centre in the Griffin Building, 20 Genge Street in Civic serves as a single point of contact for many mens issues. Tel 6230 6999

Counsellor Ralph Southwell from here was also involved with the establishment of Melba Shed in 2008.

They also have an excellent document on services available for men covering all areas of health and weelbeing issues of life. Its on the bottom left of their main page and titled "Mens Services Directory" Nov 2010. The pdf version can be downloaded using this link

If you require immediate emotional help please contact either Lifeline on 13 11 14

or Beyond Blue the national depression initiative on 1300 22 36 46

Lifeline also provides its Canberra Emergency Accommodation Service (CEAS) which offers counselling and advice on where accommodation can be provided in the ACT and region. Contact CEAS on 6257 2333

Various Welfare Support Services for those who are partially incapacitated

Whilst we were supporting John Arundel in hospital, Jim Grenfell provided the following:

• the link to Belconnen Community Service transport service. It’s a one on one transport service (costs $5 per day which cover forward and return trips ... that’s $2.50 one way for the non-accountant);

• the link to the Community Bus Service (which is a door-stop service, a gold coin donation);

• the local case management system (which provides domestic assistance and personal care etc.);

• the Belconnen Community Forms page (they need medical certification in order to provide the above subsidised services); and

• Red Cross Community Care programs (including Meals on Wheels, Telecross, Home Visitor programs etc.)

Technical Aid to the Disabled ACT (TADACT) Many of our guys have some form of disability. This organisation provides all sort of assistance in the ACT

Mental Health Support

Jim also provided this information which wasn't known

Mental Health The Crisis Assessment and Treatment Team (CATT) provides a 24-hour, seven day a week service used for assessment and treatment of mentally ill people in crisis situations.

Call the CATT Mental Health Triage Service on 1800 629 354 (24 hour service) or (02) 6205 1065.

The Mental Health ACT Services Directory is your guide to the services available.

ADACAS (ACT, Disability, Aged and Carers Advocacy Service) They provides advocacy to people who have disabilities, are older and fragile and people who live with a mental illness or disorder. The advocate can assist in resolving complaints against service providers and government agencies that provide services to the public. Phone 6242 5060 or email. The ADACAS office is at: Suite 207, Block C, Canberra Technology Park, Phillip Avenue, Watson

The MoodGym training program Mark III - a self help site established by the School of Psychology at ANU. MoodGym an innovative, interactive web program designed to prevent depression. The site also provides a link to eCouch for people in need of more immediate assistance.

E-Couch - an online ANU self help service by the same people at ANU who produced MoodGym. e-couch is a self-help interactive program with modules for depression, generalised anxiety & worry, social anxiety, relationship breakdown, and loss & grief

Pain Relief Support

TENS machines can provide great pain relief and assist in recovery from muscular and related injuries. Information on TENS is available on Wikipedia

Greg has used the Sportsmed clinical™ – TENS & NMS device and found it helpful with healing muscular problems including tennis elbow and dmaged shoulder and arm from falling off a bike.This is made by Bio Electronics (now called ActivLife) who are makers of the TENS, EziStim and BioStim line of products designed to help relieve muscle pain by generating electrical pulses that go through the body and help create enhanced blood flow in the relevant parts of the body. How does it work.? Well Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (or TENS) is the stimulation of your nerves via a tiny electrical current.  This electrical current is not painful in any way and provides just enough external stimulation to trigger the release of your body’s natural pain relief hormones, βeta-endorphins

Special Pain Relief Package Shed member Ted Kell is an agent for The Pain Relief Kings and has offerings of a TENS machine called the XP V 'Pain Pod' machine at a special price for Shed Members. Contact Ted directly on 0438 481 350 or email.

Other Support Services

ACT Seniors Information Online can help if you are lost in maze of things

Other Special Support Sites for Men

There is a wide range of other services available specifically aimed at mens health and wellbeing issues including those below

Mens Wellbeing - ACT Specific Sites

Mens Wellbeing - Nationally Based Sites

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