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Protect Your Crown Jewels: Testicular Cancer Awareness Month
Protect Your Crown Jewels: Testicular Cancer Awareness Month

April is Testicular Cancer Awareness Month - the month dedicated to raising awareness about testicular cancer. Yes, gentlemen, it's time to talk about our crown jewels and why it's crucial to keep them in check.

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The 'Paw-sitive' Impact of Pets on Mental Health
The 'Paw-sitive' Impact of Pets on Mental Health

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The brotherhood against loneliness: How men can support each other
The brotherhood against loneliness: How men can support each other

Loneliness is a silent epidemic that affects millions of men worldwide. Despite its prevalence, it remains one of the least addressed issues in men's mental health. Men often struggle to reach out for help due to societal expectations of stoicism and self-reliance

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#Repost @powerofpositivity ・・・ TAG someone who needs to read this. You never realize how strong you are, until being strong is the only choice you have. - Bob Marley #powerofpositivity #100words #matetomate
#Repost @ruokday ・・・ It is now even more important that we all promote a sense of community, to reach out and ask our friends, family and colleagues, “Are you OK?”. Some people in your world might be feeling anxious, worried about when th
WHAT DO YOU DO IF SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS SUICIDAL?⠀ .⠀ .⠀ It can be incredibly difficult to watch someone you know go through a hard time. Sometimes it can be tricky to know if someone is just going through a rough patch or whether there might be someth
KEEPING THE BROMANCE ALIVE WHEN TIMES ARE TOUGH⠀ .⠀ .⠀ When your mate is experiencing anxiety or depression – or just going through a difficult patch – moving from beers and banter into more emotional conversations can be an adjustment. Y
UNEXPECTED COUNSELLING....⠀ .⠀ .⠀ When someone confides in you > > from the Beyond Blue website.⠀ .⠀ .⠀ If someone you know is going through a tough time, they might tell you about it when you feel least prepared to help them. It’s import
100words - mate to mate⠀ .⠀ .⠀ Our vision is to create a national network of active local communities to improve men’s mental health and reduce male suicides.⠀ .⠀ Our mission is to create happier generations of men through real conversations an
#Repost @thebanksiaproject ・・・ Blokes don’t need to “man up” they need to speak up! Read our latest article by @jack_t_jones_ on why being vulnerable is important. #mensmentalhealth #100words #matetomate
#Repost @movember ・・・ “This time last year, I'd spent months with suicidal thoughts growing louder and louder in my head. I was terrified by them, but worried saying them out loud would make it real. After a terrible day at work, I broke down a
#Repost @blakefroberts ・・・ Although it seems to be changing, there is still a stigma around masculinity and what "defines" a man. We've heard the phrases. Man up, be a man, get some thicker skin, quit being a baby, just put your head down a
#Repost @thetwowolvespodcast ・・・ Unfortunately, happiness isn’t a thing that once achieved, will be with us always. Hopefully most us will be happy the majority of the time, but it does takes work. A good way to work on our happiness is to fig
#Repost @psych_today ・・・ Is your mind full of negative predictions about the future or irrational fears about your or a loved one’s safety? You may be held hostage by anxiety. A little anxiety can be beneficial, pointing to changes you may need
#Repost @cherry_bec ・・・ No list.. #happynow #ruok #100words #matetomate

Foundation - Connection - Education

What we do

 
 

100Words operates by:

 
 
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Building an active network

We facilitate engagement and communication between men who are similar in demographics to increase their available support.

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Build knowledge

We work to improve the knowledge of individuals to identify and prevent mental health issues in both themselves and those around them.

 

Raising awareness & Sharing Information

We share information about what organisations are doing to prevent suicide and improve mental happiness in men.

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Raising Funds

We raise funds and support organisation that are focused on prevention of men’s mental health issues.

 
 
 
 

Our Story

Why we do it

 

We do it because of a gut-wrenching story.

A story about a roomful of blokes at a charity night raising money and awareness for men’s mental health.

About how one brave man stood up in front of this roomful of strangers and told them that he had tried to take his own life.

And about his mates, who were stunned into silence as they all sat next to him, listening to his story for the very first time.

His mates were devastated.

Devastated because he had just told a roomful of strangers a harrowing story of despair that he had not even been able to tell his own friends.

And devastated because even though they had all sensed that something might be wrong, none of them had realised things were really that bad.

So, this got us thinking……

No one wants to be the guy standing up, feeling that life had become so hard that the only way out was suicide. But we also don’t want to be one of the blokes sitting down, looking up at their mate and thinking: ‘I had no idea. Maybe I could’ve done something to help?’.

So….

We do this because we want to get men talking and start asking the questions that need to be asked.

We do this because we want men to know that you won’t have to go too far out your front door to find someone else who may be struggling too.

And we do this because maybe, just maybe, if blokes start really talking to each other, we might stop losing so many of the men in our community to suicide.

A conversation with a mate may not be able to solve all our problems, but it’s a bloody good place to start.

 
 
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