Because I see too few of these sorts of services offered or in the public eye in Australia:

MensLine is a dedicated service for men with relationship and family concerns.

When you feel like it’s all getting too much, help is as close as the phone.

• All men, all relationships
• Counselling, information and referral
• Staffed by trained professionals
• Confidential
• Anonymous
• Australia-wide
• 24/7
• Cost of a local call (excl.mobiles)

I’ve often lamented the lack of visible men’s support services, especially compared with abundance of women’s support services. I’m glad I found this one.

In a slightly related depressing note, MISC.com.au was the first link that popped up on a google search for “men’s support australia”. From the first paragraph on that page:

The Men’s Information and Support Centre (MISC), formerly known as the Men’s Contact and Resource Centre (MCRC), assisted the South Australian community between 1982 and October 2006. Due to a decision by the State Labor Government to stop its funding, the Centre has now closed. This website is the only service that MISC is currently able to provide. Please ignore MISC’s services listed on this website – they are no longer current. The other third party services listed are still in operation. MISC’s former Executive Director, Mr Rodney Stanton, can be contacted on 0405 772 279.

I’ll leave you to draw conclusions about government funding on this one…