Canterbury Men’s Centre

Welcome to the Canterbury Men’s Centre.

We support men in many ways. We suggest you give us a call for specific information but some information is below and on our other pages.

Low Cost/No Cost Counselling; Contact us for more info by phoning 03 365 9000 or writing counsellors@canmen.org.nz . Drop in to 357 Gloucester St., 8:30-5 Mon-Fri. PS We do counselling outside these hours! More info on our Counselling page.

Men’s Sheds: We are supporting a range of groups to start a shed. Phone us, write Martin menssheds@canmen.org.nz , or see our website for your local shed menssheds.org.nz.

FREE Service: Meet with one of us and we’ll  make a plan to make the most of your life and also make sure you know the options inside the the existing social and health  (and other) systems.

 

 

The Long Version:

We support men in Canterbury by

  1. Doing one to one support, helping a man set his goals and pointing him in the right direction. Contact us if you are in this situation.
  2. Running projects for men. Men’s Sheds and men’s health events are examples of this.
  3. Helping the “systems” to help men. Examples include our monthly e-news, subscribed to by 600+ local health/social professionals. We also take calls from workers wanting to find options for male clients.
Our current project focus is “The blokes’ Book”, a listing of Canterbury agencies and services relevant to men’s health and well-being. Look in our “Services” section for the pdf, or order some for you, or your office/agency please fill in this form. The Blokes Book Order Form or write to us telling us your address and number of requested booklets at blokesbook@canmen.org.nz .

Find the pdf for the latest booklet here>>   Blokes Book 2 (3.5 meg)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you want to receive our monthly e-newsletter about community/health/education for Canterbury men then please write to us by using the Contact form on the left of the screen, or look on the Contact Page.

Keep up-to-date with the Men’s Centre’s activities and news via our  Blog and facebook page

History

The Canterbury Men’s Centre emerged from the August 2005 Men’s Issues Summit. Since then our manager, staff and board have been diligently working on creating the centre. We officially opened in April 2008.

We are based in Christchurch Community House which has served as an excellent development base.

We are now providing drop-in support for men dealing with personal issues and also phone in referrals, as well as working with other agencies to develop services for men.

We involve ourselves in men’s health initiatives and men’s health advocacy as the opportunities arise.

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