Men's Health Partners in Australia
Movember has an obligation to all Mo Bros and Sistas to select reputable charity partners across the globe. We ensure that our chosen partners adhere and agree to a strict set of criteria which includes having plans in place for spending funds, best practice corporate governance and transparency across the organisation.
As a result, Movember Australia collaborates with two men’s health partners – The Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia (PCFA) and beyondblue: the national depression initiative.
Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia
The PCFA was formed in 1996 and is the national body for prostate cancer in Australia. It plays a vital role in the fight against prostate cancer and devotes its resources to reducing the impact of prostate cancer on the community.
The goals of the PCFA are to:
Further information can be found at www.prostate.org.au
The goals of the PCFA are to:
- Reduce the impact of prostate cancer on Australian men, their partners, their families and the community; and
- Represent the interests of all Australian men diagnosed with prostate cancer
- Fund research into the causes, detection, diagnosis and improved treatment of prostate cancer
- Provide information, support and counselling to those affected by prostate cancer
- Raise community awareness of the incidence of prostate cancer, thereby encouraging earlier detection and more effective treatment of the disease
Further information can be found at www.prostate.org.au
beyondblue: the national depression initiative
beyondblue is a national, independent, not-for-profit organisation working to address issues associated with depression, anxiety and related substance-use disorders in Australia. Established in 2000, beyondblue is a politically bi-partisan initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments with the key goals of raising community awareness about depression and reducing stigma associated with the illness.
beyondblue works in partnership with health services, schools, workplaces, universities, media and community organisers, as well as people living with depression, to bring together their experience. beyondblue’s vision is to have a society that understands and responds to the personal and social impact of depression, works actively to prevent it and to improve the quality of life of everyone affected.
beyondblue’s Five Priorities:
- Increasing community awareness of depression, anxiety and related substance misuse disorders and addressing associated stigma
- Providing people living with depression and their carers with information on the illness and effective treatment options and promoting their needs and experiences with policy makers and healthcare service providers
- Developing depression prevention and early intervention programs
- Improving training and support for GPs and other healthcare professionals on depression
- Initiating and supporting depression-related research
Further information can be found at www.beyondblue.org.au.
To download beyondblue information resources
click here.
beyondblue works in partnership with health services, schools, workplaces, universities, media and community organisers, as well as people living with depression, to bring together their experience. beyondblue’s vision is to have a society that understands and responds to the personal and social impact of depression, works actively to prevent it and to improve the quality of life of everyone affected.
beyondblue’s Five Priorities:
- Increasing community awareness of depression, anxiety and related substance misuse disorders and addressing associated stigma
- Providing people living with depression and their carers with information on the illness and effective treatment options and promoting their needs and experiences with policy makers and healthcare service providers
- Developing depression prevention and early intervention programs
- Improving training and support for GPs and other healthcare professionals on depression
- Initiating and supporting depression-related research
Further information can be found at www.beyondblue.org.au.
To download beyondblue information resources
click here.
