Men and boys’ health and wellbeing before fatherhood
We know that supporting men and boys’ health before conceiving a child can promote their own short and long term wellbeing, their fertility and the health of their future children.
Specifically, taking care of the health and wellbeing of men and boys before they become fathers can help to prepare them for fatherhood and protect their future mental health.
That’s why Deakin University, working with Healthy Male and an international team of researchers, has developed the world’s first Preconception Paternal Mental Healthcare Guidelines.
We’re consulting with men, the people in their support systems, and professionals supporting men and boys across health, community and education, to make sure the guidelines are useful, clear and practical.
Your insights will help us understand
How useful the guidelines are
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If and how they might be used in practice
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How they could be improved
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How to get involved
Read the Australian Preconception Paternal Mental Healthcare Guidelines (download here).
For men: Share your thoughts on whether the guidelines are useful and what would make them more helpful
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For health, community and education professionals: Share your thoughts on how useful the guidelines are, if and how you might use them, and how they could be improved
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All participants can go into the draw to win one of 10 $75 Coles gift vouchers.
Survey giveaway terms and conditions
The promoter is Healthy Male Limited ABN 72 093 791 965.
This promotion is open to residents of Australia aged 18 years or older.
Entry is via completion of the [survey 1 name] and [survey 2 name] during the promotional period.
The promotion opens on [start date] and closes at [end date]. Entries received after this time will not be accepted.
There are ten (10) prizes to be won. Each prize is a $75 Coles gift card, valid for three years from the date of issue and redeemable at Coles supermarkets and online at coles.com.au.
Winners will be drawn at random on [draw date] and contacted by email within five business days.
If a winner does not respond within 14 days, the prize will be forfeited and another winner may be selected.
Prizes are not transferable or exchangeable and cannot be taken as cash.
The promoter accepts no responsibility for lost, stolen or expired gift cards.
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Funding and acknowledgements
The draft guidelines form part of the project 1 in 10 Men: Prevention and Treatment of Paternal Mental Health Problems, funded by the Australian Government’s Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Million Minds Mental Health Research Grant (MRF2026823). Led by Deakin University’s Institutes for Health, the guidelines have been developed in partnership with Healthy Male, Movember, the Australian Fatherhood Research Consortium, and stakeholder groups of healthcare professionals and men from diverse backgrounds.
