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Suicidal behaviours are defined as thinking about or planning taking one’s own life (suicidal ideation) or attempting suicide.

Understanding the prevalence of suicidal behaviours in Australia is important as this may help to reduce stigma, increase help-seeking behaviour and improve suicide prevention activities.

Many people experience thoughts of suicide:

In 2023, there were 3,214 deaths by suicide. The age-standardised suicide rate was 11.8 per 100,000.

Three-quarters of people who died by suicide were male.

Men had a higher age-standardised suicide rate (18.0 per 100,000) than women (5.8 per 100,000).

Males aged 55-59 years had the highest age-specific suicide rate. Males aged 45-49 years accounted for the largest proportion of deaths due to suicide (10%).

Females aged 50-54 years had the highest age-specific suicide rate (10.0 deaths per 100,000). They accounted for the largest proportion of female suicide deaths (11%).

HELP US ADDRESS THIS CHALLENGE IN 2024. TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE

People who experience suicidal ideation and make suicide plans are at increased risk of suicide attempts and those who experience all forms of suicidal thoughts and behaviours are at greater risk of dying by suicide

As a Team - MOV~ing Mackay Cricket Club has already raised $ 34,155 in 2024 to be the Highest Fund Raising Team in Australia and 2nd among all countries today. We have raised an incredible sum of $ 920,379.16 since 2011 as a Team from Mackay in regional Queensland and the Founding Member and Highest ever Fund Raising Team in the Movember Cricket Association Challenge - https://moteam.co/mov-ing-mackay-cricket-club

The Movember inspired A- Z of Men’s Health blogs for the 2023 and 2024 campaigns are available for view at www. mackayurology.com/movember-articles

It is Monday the 14th of October 2024, and with the incredible support of the caring communities of Mackay and Whitsundays I have individually been able to raise $ 33,890 with the contributions of 295 generous donors to be Australia’s Highest Individual Fund Raiser for Movember till date again in 2024 and 2nd worldwide. In all the caring communities of Mackay and Whitsundays have helped me raise an amazing $ 678,117 since 2008 for Movember Foundation and I am proud to be their Movember Community Ambassador and Hall of Fame Member. I have covered 348.5 kms (5.808 times the 60 kms) and 168.5 kms more than the 180 kms pledged for the months of July, August and September at 60 km/month as part of my pledge to run/walk 60 km every month during this Movember 2024 campaign from 1st July 2024 till the end of the campaign for the 60 men who die each day globally from suicide every hour that is 1 every minute of every day

The Movember inspired A- Z of Men’s Health blogs for the 2023 and 2024 campaigns are available for view at www. mackayurology.com/movember-articles

As a Team - MOV~ing Mackay Cricket Club has already raised $ 28,065 in 2024 to be the Highest Fund Raising Team in Australia and among all countries today. We have raised an incredible sum of $ 914,289.16 since 2011 as a Team from Mackay in regional Queensland and the Founding Member and Highest ever Fund Raising Team in the Movember Cricket Association Challenge

It is Monday the 30th of September 2024, and with the incredible support of the caring communities of Mackay and Whitsundays I have individually been able to raise $ 26,505 with the contributions of 251 generous donors to be Australia’s Highest Individual Fund Raiser for Movember till date again in 2024 and 3rd worldwide. In all the caring communities of Mackay and Whitsundays have helped me raise an amazing $ 670,732 since 2008 for Movember Foundation and I am proud to be their Movember Community Ambassador and Hall of Fame Member. I have covered 292 kms(4.867times the 60 kms) and 112 kms more than the 180 kms pledged for the months of July, August and September at 60 km/month as part of my pledge to run/walk 60 km every month during this Movember 2024 campaign from 1st July 2024 till the end of the campaign for the 60 men who die each day globally from suicide every hour that is 1 every minute of every day.

As a Team - MOV~ing Mackay Cricket Club has already raised $ 26,705 in 2024 to be the Highest Fund Raising Team in Australia currently and 2nd among all countries . We have raised an incredible sum of $ 912,929.16 since 2011 as a Team from Mackay in regional Queensland and the Founding Member and Highest ever Fund Raising Team in the Movember Cricket Association Challenge

I have covered 246 kms(4.1 times the 60 kms) as part of my pledge to run/walk 60 km every month during this Movember 2024 campaign from 1st July 2024 till the end of the campaign for the 60 men who die each day globally from suicide every hour that is 1 every minute of every day. I am now +90 kms ahead in 2 months( 31 days in July and August ) and 16 days as I should have been 156 kms (124+32) based on my commitment of at least 2kms/day for each month of this campaign starting 1st July 2024

It is Friday the 13th of September 2024, and the day after ‘ R U OK’ Day, I have individually been able to raise $ 24,260 with the contributions of 220 generous donors to be Australia’s Highest Individual Fund Raiser for Movember till date again in 2024 and 3rd worldwide. In all the caring communities of Mackay and Whitsundays have helped me raise an amazing $ 668,487 since 2008 for Movember Foundation and I am proud to be their Movember Community Ambassador and Hall of Fame Member. I have covered 230 kms(3.833 times the 60 kms) as part of my pledge to run/walk 60 km every month during this Movember 2024 campaign from 1st July 2024 till the end of the campaign for the 60 men who die each day globally from suicide every hour that is 1 every minute of every day- https://mobro.co/sanjeevbandi

As a Team - MOV~ing Mackay Cricket Club has already raised $ 24,460 in 2024 and an incredible sum of $ 910,684.16 since 2011 as a Team from Mackay in regional Queensland and the Founding Member and Highest ever Fund Raising Team in the Movember Cricket Association Challenge - https://moteam.co/mov-ing-mackay-cricket-club

We are proud to celebrate ‘R U OK’ Day on 12th September 2024

As of today -12th of September 2024, the 2nd Thursday in September 2024 and ‘ R U OK’ Day, I have individually been able to raise $ 23,915 with the contributions of 216 generous donors to be Australia’s Highest Individual Fund Raiser for Movember till date again in 2024 and 3rd worldwide. In all I have raised an amazing $ 668,142 since 2008 for Movember Foundation with the support of a caring community in Mackay and Whitsundays and am proud to be a Movember Community Ambassador and Hall of Fame Member. I have covered 226 kms(3.67 times the 60 kms) as part of my pledge to run/walk 60 km every month during this Movember 2024 campaign from 1st July 2024 till the end of the campaign for the 60 men who die each day globally from suicide every hour that is 1 every minute of every day.

As a Team - MOV~ing Mackay Cricket Club has already raised $ 24,115 in 2024 and an incredible sum of $ 910,339.16 since 2011 as a Team from Mackay in regional Queensland and the Founding Member and Highest ever Fund Raising Team in the Movember Cricket Association Challenge

The 3 MOsketeers who have raised the most monies for Movember to date :

Mark Rockett, a 15 year Mo Bro from Canada who ended 2023 as the 2nd Highest Individual Fund Raiser worldwide raising $100,600 but has raised $1,173,246 since 2009 to be the Highest Individual Fund Raiser for Movember till date

John Carswell, a 13 year MO Bro from Canada who ended 2023 as the Highest Individual Fund Raiser worldwide raising $ 303,880 but has raised $ 1,067,929 since 2010 to be the 2nd Highest Individual Fund Raiser for Movember till date

Dr Sanjeev Bandi from little known Mackay in North Queensland in Australia , a 16 year Mo Bro who ended 2023 as the Highest Individual Fund Raiser in Australia having raised $ 70,727 and 5th worldwide but has raised $ 643,199 since 2008 to be the 3rd Highest Individual Fund Raiser for Movember till date

THANK YOU TO THE 448 GENEROUS DONORS THAT MADE MY 2023 CAMPAIGN ROCK! The Moustache called and I answered for the 16th year in a row. I grew. I moved. I hosted. I did it in my own unique way. All for healthier men and a healthier world. The hairy season may be over but take a look at the year that was. The generosity of the caring communities of Mackay, Gladstone, St. Lawrence and Whitsundays is here for the world to see. If you ever needed proof this is God’s country this is it…

Day 30 of November 2023, I am 109.80% oof the way to raising my target of $60,000 dollars this year individually having already raised $65,878 and $ 638,350 since 2008. I have covered 392 kms(6.53 times the 60 kms for the 60 men who die each day globally from suicide every hour)- https://mobro.co/sanjeevbandi

Day 30 of November 2023 , as a Team we have raised $ 86,476 till date which is 144.13% of our target of $60,000 and covered 694 kms of our commitment of 500 kms which is 1.388 times our target and raised an incredible sum of $ 879,235.16 since 2011 as a Team from Mackay in regional Queensland and the Founding Member and Highest ever Fund Raising Team in the Movember Cricket Association Challenge having raised $86,476/180,199 which is 47.99% of the funds raised in 2023 in a Challenge with 76 Teams and 303 members - https://moteam.co/mov-ing-mackay-cricket-club

Congratulations to the Australian Men’s Cricket Team, worthy winners against hosts India in the ICC World Cup final last night by six wickets.

Globally, we lose one man to suicide every 60 seconds.

Movember is encouraging fans to go ‘beyond the banter’ and to check in on a mate to ensure less men die for this largely preventable reason.

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Being a man of more words is not about dialing up the banter. It is about carving out space for meaningful chats about the bigger stuff in life. From talking about the kids, the bills, a new job or a setback – the right conversation can make all the difference to a mate who might be struggling.

If we all dig a little deeper, we can help prevent more men from reaching a crisis point.

https://au.movember.com/mens-health/suicide-prevention

Thankfully, there are some solutions available. Dive in to my MO Space - https://mobro.co/sanjeevbandi or to www.mackayurology.com/movember-articles to browse A-Z of Men’s Health blogs for 2022 and 2023.

Each year Dr. Bandi sources health related articles during November, in the theme of ‘A to Z’. He posts these to his Movember page to help educate the public on common health issues*.

Articles from 2022 and 2023 can be found below, they are freely available to the public and he urges all those who read the contents to have a serious think about the messages being portrayed. Happy Reading! - https://mackayurology.com/movember-articles/

My sincere thanks to the 437 generous donors to my 2022 MOVEMBER campaign who have helped me change the face of Men’s Health in this country and worldwide once again in 2022.

The unrelenting support of the communities of Mackay, Gladstone and Whitsundays has helped me raise $ 68,603 in the 2022 campaign and an incredible $ 572,472 since 2008.

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