News & Updates
It’s time for us to share our ‘blueprint for humanity’ with the world. We need your help—to meet the moment for men, for Canadians, and for anyone in the world seeking a new way to live. This spring, we’re seeking matching donations of any amount to help raise another $120,000 so we can continue our work.
In February, City of North Vancouver Councillor Tony Valente submitted a motion to CNV Council expressing “Support for First Responder Resiliency – Health and Wellbeing of BC’s Public Safety Personnel”, which calls on the provincial government to fund the First Responder Resiliency Program for two years.
Due to a funding shortfall, Blueprint is raising money to support our Resiliency Program for British Columbia’s first responders, or 'Loon Lake', with support from the BC Police Association (BCPA) and BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Association (BCPFFA).
Blueprint will conduct mixed methods research on how decisions are made in domestic households worldwide as a contributing factor in global gender equality, as part of an analysis of division of labour being led by Equimundo.
Three organizations committed to the health and well-being of BC's first responders have signed an agreement to continue the delivery of resiliency training for the next three years.
Near the end of Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month, Blueprint’s Dr. David Kuhl appeared on CBC’s Canada Tonight Spotlight to speak about risks of depression and anxiety amongst men.
After reviewing and evaluating five years of data from the Blueprint First Responder Resiliency Program, the University of Canberra has released a report showing significant improvements in participant health outcomes.
June is Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month, and this year Blueprint is partnering with the Canadian Men's Health Foundation (CMHF) to speak about challenges among young men—and some populations of men and boys particularly vulnerable to depression and anxiety.
After a number of suicides shook the British Columbia firefighter community to its core, there was a call for more education and action. In response, Blueprint developed the First Responder Resiliency Program, an upstream mental health support program built for first responders, by first responders.