External Supports & Resources

Mental Health Support services:

• headspace Frankston is a voluntary, free and confidential health service for young people aged 12 - 25 in Frankston area.
• Blokes Psychology Povide a range of psychological services & counselling to boys & men of all ages, to assist them in achieving optimal mental wellness and improve the quality of their lives.

  24/7 Mental Health Support services:

• Lifeline Australia is a national charity providing all Australians experiencing emotional distress with access to 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention services.
• Kids Helpline is Australia's only free, private, and confidential 24/7 phone and online counselling service for young people aged 5 to 25. Counselling is currently offered by phone and Webchat, but we’re constantly expanding into new ways of supporting you, such as the My Circle peer support groups.

  Organisations promoting open conversations through programs and workshops:

• Speak & Share encourages open, honest conversations and challenges the stigma surrounding mental health. Through a proactive, preventative approach, they deliver programs in schools, workplaces, and sporting clubs, as well as host local events to connect communities and raise awareness — positively impacting mental health across all walks of life.
• SmackTalk is a movement to prevent sextortion and suicide by educating people with real learned-listening techniques to ensure their loved ones are ok.
• The Man Cave The Man Cave is Australia’s leading preventative mental health charity for boys and young men. Providing 100,000+ young men with impactful programs, role models and resources.
• Tomorrow Man We empower men to re-define a healthier version of masculinity for themselves that will positively impact them and those they love the most.
• Tomorrow Woman runs high-participatory workshops that guide young and adult women to unapologetically raise their voice beyond the limiting expectations placed on them.

Matt Brown’s work

• She Is Not Your Rehab internationally recognised New Zealand-based advocates Matt and Sarah are authors, and communicators committed to eradicating family violence by inspiring a new generation of cycle breakers. The goal is to spark important conversations about domestic violence prevention, promote intergenerational healing, and inspire collective action for a safer, violence-free society.
• Love U Bro is a nationwide movement sparking real talk around men’s mental health. Asking people to face up by wearing their hearts on their faces and starting the conversations that matter.

Matt Brown’s Resources

• InnerBoy is a free men's mental health APP supporting men to heal from intergenerational trauma provides accessible tools and resources through a 30 Day guided support program
• Books

She Is Not Your Rehab is a raw and unflinching book by Matt Brown, sharing his own  story and those of his clients, men who have survived family violence and abuse and found the courage to heal.

This Is Not Yours to Carry is Matt and Sarah’s debut children’s book, created for a new generation of cycle breakers. This empowering story follows Tai and children like him as they learn that some burdens are not theirs to carry.