A grassroots mental health charity is looking to build a community and connection in Bathurst.
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Mr Perfect: Mental Health's Mate runs park barbecues for men across the country, to help reduce isolation and build friendships and relationships within local communities.
It's a grassroots pre-crisis charity that creates community and connection by bringing men together at barbecues in local parks across Australia, to reduce isolation and encourage better mental health.
It's currently looking for barbecue hosts in Bathurst.
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The Mr Perfect idea come to founder Terry Cornick when he shared some of his mental challenges with his mates in the pub, which they mentioned that they had their own issues.
"In my day job doctors were telling me they had two options, give me medication or a generic leaflet," Terry said
"My family GP only gave me two options, medication and a psychiatrist.
"I read a BeyondBlue report around the same time about men's 'connectedness' and how as post-30-years-old we generally lose touch with friends and isolation can develop."
"Writing was my therapy, so I started writing a book, then a blog and that then morphed into the community it is today."
The first ever official Mr Perfect meetup was in January 2016 in Sydney and since then it has spread across Australia.
For further information contact Mr Perfect founder Terry Cornick via terry@mrperfect.org.au or visit the Mr Perfect website at www.mrperfect.org.au.
