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Men’s Health Week 2010
headspace was a proud supporting partner of Men’s Health Week 2010 which took place in June.
During Men’s Health Week, we highlighted the fact that mental health is the single biggest health issue facing young men today. Men are more than twice as likely as women to have drug and alcohol problems. Despite this, young men are less likely than young women to seek help.
headspace Men’s Health Week ambassador Dylan Lewis reminded young men of the importance of seeking help: “men need to start learning how to talk. We’re not very good at talking about feelings, about things that are going wrong. We like to pretend everything fine and if it’s not, we like to keep face. If there’s a problem, address it instead of pretending it’s not there, because addressing it is the first step to getting something done about it.”
headspace held a number of events throughout Men’s Heath Week, including a panel discussion at Western Melbourne headspace with Western Bulldogs Coach Rodney Eade and player Callan Ward and a football clinic with the North Queensland Cowboys in Townsville.
Check out a video of the Western Bulldogs event or watch an interview with headspace Men’s Health Week ambassador Dylan Lewis discussing Men’s Health Week 2010.