Intensions Study in the Journal of Mental Health
On April 26, 2020, the Journal of Mental Health published a peer-reviewed study titled, ’Health-related masculine values, depression and suicide risk in men: associations among men with a history of childhood maltreatment.’ Lead by Dr. Simon Rice from The University of Melbourne, Intensions Consulting contributed to this study exploring the relationship between mental health and masculine values.
To quote from the article: “The present study contributes to the body of research related to men’s mental health by identifying health-related masculine values associated with lower depression and suicide risk among men with a history of childhood maltreatment. By utilising a strength-based approach and assessing values that are both salient to, and likely desirable for men, new gender-sensitized interventions and services may be identified. Given men’s low uptake of traditional mental health services, initiatives that proactively play to men’s health-related values are also indicated as a means to legitimizing men’s help-seeking and treatment uptake.”