Suicide Prevention Australia

Gus Worland is a broadcaster with Sydney’s Triple M radio station and a passionate advocate for the health and happiness of Australian men. He is the presenter of three-part television series which aired on the ABC in October 2016, Man Up, created by Heiress Films in collaboration with the University of Melbourne’s Professor Jane Pirkis, Movember Foundation, the ABC and others. Man Up follows Gus visiting community organisations such as Lifeline to learn about the support services available for people struggling with life’s challenges or thinking about suicide. He also speaks to men who have attempted suicide to understand what led them to that depth of despair and, importantly, to ask: how did they recover? The series is intensely personal for Gus, who lost one of his best friends to suicide in 2006. The episodes chart Gus’s attempt to understand what his friend was thinking and why he didn’t reach out for help. In doing so, Gus explores the stoic ideals of manhood ways that are heart-warming, humorous and,