Trauma-Informed Practices | Part 1 | Reducing Male Suicide 

"Often in my experience, men's current concerns have some sort of link in a way with previous experiences that were adverse for them in some way; that had some sort of traumatic impact in terms of shaping their internal model of who they are in the world and what they can expect from other people. People have different sensitivities and tolerances in terms of their capacity to explore some of that history at the outset."
About the speaker:
David Kealy, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Psychotherapy Program at the Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, a Michael Smith Health Research BC Scholar, and a member of the UBC Men’s Health Research Program. His research interests include identity- and personality-related mental health difficulties, along with psychodynamic and integrative approaches to psychotherapy. He also teaches and maintains a private practice in psychotherapy.
About us:
The Reducing Male Suicide (RMS) Research Excellence Cluster is affiliated with the Men's Health Research Program at the University of British Columbia. RMS aims to purposefully work across UBC faculties and externally with national and international partners to create and mobilize knowledge to de-stigmatize men’s mental illness and suicidality, reduce disparities in care, and lead effective male suicide prevention interventions globally. (reducingmalesuicide.ubc.ca)