Suicide is not an abstract subject for me. In 2008, I lost my dad to suicide. That experience has stayed with me. It has shaped how I think about prevention, about friendship, about silence and, increasingly, about the responsibility we all have to notice when someone is struggling. So today, on World Suicide Prevention Day, … Continue reading Sometimes the most important thing we can do is interrupt – World Suicide Prevention Day, 10 September 2026
When Strength Becomes Silence: Masculinity Contest Cultures, Policing and the Power of Active Bystandership
Policing needs to talk more about its men. In likes of policing and other male dominated workplaces 'Masculinity Contest Cultures' play out daily. These are environments where men feel pressure to prove toughness, dominance and endurance. Vulnerability and help seeking are viewed as weakness. Unhealthy competition is the outcome. Left unchecked such contests work to … Continue reading When Strength Becomes Silence: Masculinity Contest Cultures, Policing and the Power of Active Bystandership
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