Men in Mind is the world’s first online training program built for the health professionals men actually turn to. Evidence-informed, interactive and CPD-accredited, it gives practitioners practical tools to keep men engaged in care.
of men who die by suicide accessed health services in their last year of life.*
Working with men is complex. From helping them access and describe their emotional world, to responding to anger or aggression in men in suicidal crisis, the challenges are real. And they don’t fall only to therapists. GPs, nurses and pharmacists are often the first clinician a man speaks to, and sometimes the only one.
Men in Mind equips both groups with practical, evidence-based skills to reach, respond to, and retain men in care.
*Extrapolating from AIHW service-access data: an estimated 87% of Australian men who died by suicide in 2024 (2,198 men) had accessed a health service in the preceding year.
A shared toolkit, adapted to your discipline, for engaging men, recognising risk, and keeping men in care. Here's an insight of what's in the modules.
Get men past the small-talk barrier and into the conversation that matters. Even when they don't have the words for it yet.
Recognise distress in men when it doesn't look like distress, and understand what suicide risk in men actually presents as.
Keep men coming back. Reframe the visit so the next appointment feels like progress to him, not surrender.
Men in Mind now offers two tailored learning streams: one for mental health practitioners working in depth with men, and one for the primary care professionals men see first. The primary care courses are government-funded and accredited, while the mental health practitioner course is APS-endorsed for 8 CPD hours. Pick the course that matches your role.
Mental healthBuilt for psychologists, counsellors, psychiatrists, social workers & mental health nurses
The flagship program. Five in-depth modules covering the full arc of working with men in therapy: engaging male clients, understanding male depression, responding to anger and aggression, and intervening in suicidal crisis.
Primary care · GPFor GPs and rural generalists
Short, practical training for the consult room. Recognise how masculinities shape the way men present, ask better questions, and turn a guarded conversation into a clear plan men act on.
Primary care · NursingFor practice and community nurses
Use every contact moment to build trust with men. Recognise when distress is underplayed or masked, start sensitive conversations safely, and keep men connected to ongoing care.
Primary care · PharmacyFor community pharmacists
You're often the first health professional men turn to. Recognise when more may be going on beneath the presenting issue, start a supportive conversation, and know when and where to refer.
It was great. I appreciated the chance to improve my knowledge — I've not had any previous specific training on working with men in my thirty-year career.
Julie Sparrow
Accredited mental health social worker
Thank you for your excellent and thought-provoking training. It really highlighted for me the importance of applying a gendered lens when working with male clients. The format made it easily accessible, interesting and clear to follow.
Poppy Kousidis
Psychologist
Thought the training was well created — enjoyed the use of videos and tracking "real" clients. It made it much more practical and engaging.
Maddi Leydin
Provisional psychologist
Overall, an incredibly helpful and insightful course. I rewatched the presentation with my 17-year-old son who also thought it was very good — it validated some of the perspectives he had offered during past conversations around vulnerability in young men. Such an important area of work.
Michelle Stellini
Registered counsellor
It was awesome and refreshing to hear and learn about men in a way that isn't leading to "toxic" mind frames of masculinity.
David Frost
Postvention coordinator
This is an incredibly targeted, well-researched and easily digestible, accessible resource. The Men in Mind program is a powerful resource for men and the people who care about men. Thanks for putting it together.
Christina McPhail
Healing justice practitioner
A must-have for therapists working with male clients. It delves into the intersection of masculinity and mental health, offering practical strategies for addressing depression and preventing suicide in men. The culturally sensitive, evidence-based approach makes it adaptable to cultures the world over.
Maria Jose Kurian
Psychologist
The mental health practitioner course runs to about eight hours of coursework across five modules. Each primary care course (GP, Nurses, Pharmacists) is around 2 hours of coursework. The courses are self-paced and can be completed across multiple sessions.
If you provide ongoing therapy to men — psychologist, counsellor, psychiatrist, social worker — take MiM for Mental Health Practitioners. If you see men in primary care, choose the program that matches your discipline (GP, Nurses, or Pharmacists). You're welcome to enrol in more than one.
Each module pairs short, scripted video lessons with reflective exercises and downloadable worksheets you can take into the consult room.
For the Men in Mind for Mental Health Practitioners course it’s 6 months from enrolment. For the Primary Care courses it’s 3 months from enrolment. You can return as often as you like and re-download resources at any time.
The mental health practitioner course is APS-endorsed for 8 CPD hours. Primary care courses are endorsed for 2.5 CPD hours each. Check your professional body for specific accreditation.
Yes. Men in Mind is built on the Movember Institute of Men's Health research program and reviewed by clinical advisors at the University of Melbourne and Orygen.
Men in Mind is suitable for a global audience. However, currently it’s only available in Australia. Other countries are coming soon. Register your interest to nominate your country and stay up to date.
Men in Mind and the research behind it have been funded by Movember. The professional training program is aligned with Movember's key cause area of men's mental health and suicide.
