Men, loneliness and vulnerability
Men are vulnerable to loneliness, and we're vulnerable because of loneliness. As we grow up, we absorb countless messages about being strong and self-sufficient, and experience...
Our fearless leader & the 2022 ACT Australian of the Year Awards
Recently, our fearless leader Greg Aldridge, CEO of EveryMan was announced as a nominee under the senior category for the 2022 ACT Australian of the Year Awards.
For...
Lockdown escalates risk of violence in the home
Life under lockdown turns up the heat on fractures and fault-lines at home, increasing the risk and the rate of domestic and family violence. If you're worried you're at risk...
ACT LOCKDOWN – SERVICES UPDATE
EveryMan will continue to support men, their partners and families already accessing our Men's Accommodation and Support Services, Counselling Services, Violence Prevention...
Men and the parliamentary conversation
It's been two months since Australia first learnt about Brittany Higgins' rape by a staffer in a senior minister's office. Since then, we've been subjected to allegations of...
New Service to Prevent Escalation of Domestic and Family Violence During COVID 19 Pandemic
EveryMan is trialling a new support service to help combat a predicted rise in Domestic and Family Violence (DFV) during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Connect & Support
Connect & Support
With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic many experts in the Family and Domestic Violence space are predicting a rise in the incidence of FDV as personal...
Bushfire information
The following text message has been sent out to mobiles used by people in our Men's Accommodation and Support and Indigenous Support and Accommodation programs. Click on the...
SANE Australia’s Forums Topic Tuesday
Check the links below for safe and anonymous online spaces for individuals, families, friends and carers with mental health concerns to connect and share experiences, share...
Violence Prevention Award for our Partner Contact team
Well-deserved recognition for EveryMan's Partner Contact team, Community Sector finalists at the 2018 ACT Violence Prevention Awards.
From left, Partner Contact Case...
Have you been using violence, or getting close to it?
Is your behaviour getting in the way of you being a great partner, a great dad, a great mate? Have you been using violence, or you know that you've been getting close? Are...
A MOMENT OF CLARITY
Life Beyond Limits - a post by my sister Liz.
Back in the mid 80's, when I was in my late 20's, I remember driving home from a friend's place after a quiet relaxing...
LIFE BEYOND LIMITS
Not too long ago I promised to come back to the Irrepressibly Vital Facebook group with a new set of conversations with people with stories to tell. The theme of this project...
EveryMan's Gerald Franks has retired.
I learned the other day that Elvis Presley never gave encores. "Elvis has left the building." was a way of telling the fans that the concert had really ended.
Well,...
What our staff care about...
Erin Leonard, one of EveryMan's Indigenous Services Case Workers, is studying a Double Diploma in Leadership and Management and Community Services, and just recently produced...
Irrepressibly Vital
Men of Canberra "“ become an Irrepressible.
Irrepressibly Vital
What I'm out to do over the course of this year and beyond is to create a new relationship to...
Thanks to our sponsors
We would really like to thank every one of our amazing Beer Day...
Beer Day Out is an EveryMan fan
BEER DAY OUT 2016 is getting behind EveryMan.
Earlier this year Beer Day Out organiser Steve Hegarty approached EveryMan and said he'd like to have the event do some...
From Canberra Men's Centre to EveryMan
Yes. We have changed our name.
This is the beginning of our 2016 campaignto build a strong public profile across the ACT and the region.
We're not doing this to...
EveryMan champion Lisa Richards launching new CD at Smiths Alternative
Lisa Richards, an EveryMan champion if ever there was, is launching her latest CD this Sunday at Smith's Alternative. Come and see Australia's musical discovery of the decade....
Who 'really' speaks for men? So many possible responses to our critics, so little time...
In our Facebook Page posts about men and violence, we occasionally get comments from people implying that EveryMan is "˜not interested' in men who experience DV, or that we...
Men can be victims of domestic violence too.
Men can be victims of domestic violence too.
How do we have this conversation without pandering to the anti-feminists? EveryMan stands for any man who is a victim of...
New partners - the other DV casualties
After reading this article in the Canberra Times (http://bit.ly/1TsykzG), I started to wonder how easily I could find some useful statistics about the men who suffer at the...
Launching EveryMan Australia
Executive Director's speech
I acknowledge that we are meeting on the lands of the Ngunnawal people. I pay my respects to their elders past and present, and acknowledge...
Old School, Modern Times
Many of our male sporting legends and other public heroes find themselves having to perform in a second arena that they weren't prepared for "“ the public eye.
If they...
CONNECT24 - XMAS/NEW YEAR SUPPORT SERVICES
Connect24 1300 261 610
The Christmas period always sees a spike in Domestic Violence incidents, so, from Friday 18 December to Sunday 3rd January, Canberra Men's Centre...
Perpetrators
November 25th is White Ribbon Day and the beginning of the international campaign 16 Days of Action to End Violence Against Women, whose focus this year, prevention, dovetails...
What's happening on CMC's Facebook page?
A few people commenting on recent posts on our Facebook page have expressed some confusion, in one case even suspicion, about what we're doing "“ why we have chosen certain...
The lives of two good men - a down payment for re-election.
When a nation's need for leadership gives way to populism, who pays the price?
The lives of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukamaran will serve as a testament to the capacity for...
Why wasn't the Walk for Tara about ending all violence?
An answer for Sara M.
First up, this walk is for Tara Costigan and for her children. It was instigated by Canberra Mums and supported by many people who want to support...
CMC and the MRA
#youdontspeakforme
This post is in response to a comment made on our Facebook page in which the author stated that CMC isn't interested in Men's issues because we...
Can Men Talk to Men About Violence to Women?
There's something awry in this opinion piece by Clementine Ford, and it's here in her...
On Men and Violence
Canberra Men's Centre has a deep and abiding interest in understanding men's commitments and concerns, their strengths and capacities, and the diversity in men's individuality...