Nurturing Young Minds

Edited by Dr Ramesh Manocha & Gyongyi Horvath
To read the full chapter go to Volume 2, chapter 24, pp. 362-373.

Authors

Melissa Abu-Gazaleh

CEO, Top Blokes Foundation

Melissa Abu-Gazaleh is the 2016 New South Wales Young Australian of the Year and CEO of the Top Blokes Foundation, a boy’s mental health and wellbeing organisation that has delivered social education programs to over 10 000 young men across Australia.

Website: www.topblokes.org.au, www.melissaabugazaleh.com

This chapter will examine how social and cultural circumstances impact young men’s mental health and wellbeing.

Want to Learn More, Get Help or Find Support?

Watch: Eating Disorder in Boys (4:54)

Watch: Encouraging Boys to Be Respectful and Caring (3:03)

Watch: Understanding Why Boys and Young Men Disengage (31:26)

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Black Dog Institute: www.blackdoginstitute.org.au

Headspace: www.headspace.org.au

Kidsmatter: www.kidsmatter.edu.au

Raising Children: www.raisingchildren.net.au

ReachOut – Parents: www.parents.au.reachout.com

Youth BeyondBlue: www.youthbeyondblue.com

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Manocha, R (Ed), 2017, Growing Happy, Healthy Young Minds: Generation Next, Hachette Australia, Sydney.

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Schab, L, 2008, The Anxiety Workbook for Teens: Activities to Help You Deal with Anxiety and Worry, New Harbinger Publications, Oakland.

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Zimbardo, P & Coulombe, N, 2016, Man, Interrupted: Why Young Men are Struggling & What We Can Do About It, Conari Press.

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