news article: Australia works on solultion to high rates of male depression
Here is a BBC article about Australia helping depressed men.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7096867.stm
Quote:
Australian men find solace in a shed
Australia has come up with a novel weapon in the fight against high rates of male suicide and depression - a variation on the humble shed.
. . . . More than 2,000 Australians commit suicide on average every year - of them, 80% are men.
While the cosy surrounds of the shed are not a panacea for mental illness, they do encourage men to open up.
Women are allowed into these male strongholds but they are not generally encouraged to do so.
"At this point, as the name says, it's a men's shed," said supervisor John Marlin.
"It's agreed in the community that women are pretty well catered for.
"I don't know that too many women would want to get in here and start playing around with wood and hammers and nails and that sort of thing."
Australia's shed movement recently held its annual conference in - where else? - the Sydney suburb of Manly.
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