📣 Announcement: As our digital presence continues to evolve, we’ll be stepping away from X and will no longer be posting here. We'll still be posting on LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram, where we’ll be sharing our latest updates. LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/men-s-health… YouTube: youtube.com/@MensHealthResea… Instagram: menshealthubc We look forward to connecting with you there. Thank you for being part of our community.

Such a good time to be able to reflect and connect with team members at the @MensHealthUBC! It's been a fulfilling year, with lots of progress made in our research, knowledge translation and community outreach work!

Sharing the last part of our 2025 Featured Paper series: Theme 3 - Assisting Men to Build and Sustain Equitable Intimate Partner Relationships and Social Connections! Check out the graphics below to learn more!

Learnings from Movember's work in Ireland highlighted here, including plans to develop a national men's action plan. Read more here👇 movember.substack.com/p/from…

Last week, the Mount Pleasant division of Men's Sheds Canada celebrated the International Men's Day on East Broadway. They also showcased some of the photographs from our different photovoice projects at their event! So glad to be supporting such a great initiative 😊

A brilliant night, with lots of important insights shared on whether modern masculinity is actually in crisis -- or just simply evolving! Missed the debate? You can watch the full audio recording here: youtube.com/watch?v=2VySh_pD… You don't want to miss this one! 😊

As we near the end of the year, we would like to share some of the work that our research collaborators and trainees (within the Reducing Male Suicide Research Excellence Cluster) have worked on throughout this year! Check them out below! 👇

The Build Up project by @cspyyc & @CMHA_AB is happening in less than a month! Some of our most authentic conversations happen while we’re working with others, so working on a project with a buddy might help you ask how they’re REALLY doing! Learn more: buddyup.ca/the-buddy-up-camp…

On November 19, you're invited to celebrate The Shed Effect - a national campaign by Men's Sheds Canada showcasing how Men's Sheds strengthen well-being and fuel meaningful volunteerism in communities across Canada. Learn more here: mensshedscanada.ca/the-shed-…

Researchers from @RutgersU found that discrimination, internalized homophobia & perceived stress are significantly associated with poorer mental health outcomes & increased substance use among young sexual minority men. Read the article here: rutgers.edu/news/how-discrim…

What happens when stoicism and self-reliance are constantly expected of young men, with no avenues for them to embrace vulnerability and ask for help -- especially when they need it the most? Read Chris' story here: financialpost.com/feature/de…

Check out the news article below highlighting key moments from the 'Masculinity in Crisis' debate last week at the Kelowna Community Theatre! news.ok.ubc.ca/2025/10/22/ma…

The annual conference of the Canadian Association for the History of Nursing is happening next year, from May 29th -31st, at York University in Toronto, Canada! Abstract submission deadline is January 15th 2026. For more information, including topic guidelines! 👇

📢 New publication! 📢 Led by Dr Paul Sharp, this new photovoice study drew on the narratives of 65 Canadian-based men to highlight the gendered barriers that characterize their intentions and actions toward mental health peer support. Full paper here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/epu…

📢 Call for abstracts! 👇 The 21st European Symposium on Suicide and Suicidal Behaviour is happening 26-29 August next year in Vilnius, Lithuania! Submit your symposium, workshop, oral, or poster by the deadlines! For more information: esssb21.org/call-for-papers/

How important is it to have alcohol at arguably one of the most important days your life? Do you REALLY need it to show your guests that you appreciate them coming, or that you want them to have a good time? yahoo.com/lifestyle/family-r…

Led by Melissa Opozda, this new commentary provides suggestions to the recent Lancet Commission on gender and global health to prioritize actions that will focus on equity-owed boys and men. Read the full commentary here: utppublishing.com/doi/10.313…

📢 Call for participants! 📢 Have you been a caregiver to a patient who's been in the intensive care unit? Researchers from the UBC Capture Study would love to speak to you, to explore new ways of improving post-ICU recovery! For more info and to participate👇

The Working Stronger Conference 2025 is happening in less than 2 weeks! Join leading mental health experts and community advocates who will help you learn new ways of bringing psychological health and safety to the workplace! Register here: site.pheedloop.com/event/WS2…