Beyond the Emergency is a ground-breaking study of male mental health presentations to ambulance services.

This wide-ranging research project – facilitated by Beyond Blue, funded by Movember Foundation, and led by Turning Point and Monash University, in partnership with ambulance services across Australia – includes new data about:

Male self-harm and suicide

The scale and complexity of mental health issues among men in Australia

The need for more mental health training for paramedics

The relationship between alcohol/substance abuse and mental health issues

Perspectives of men affected by these issues

Beyond the Emergency also has recommendations for improving our systems, including the continued use of coded ambulance data to inform public policy and improve service responses.

The full report is available here, but below is a breakdown of the key findings.