Way back, on 24 July 24 2015, I was pretty jazzed to share a stage with David Burroughs, world-renowned psychologist and strategist at the Sydney Safety Symposium, talking about creating environments that support good mental health. Mind blown by his presentation – as he was with mine :-), we’ve come a long way in our friendship and collaboration. To this day, Dave continues to hold his own, making massive waves in workplace mental health and, like me, embraces the extension of men’s health. Most recently, Dave co-founded Mantle, a men’s health service that provides specialist, confidential, virtual mental health support, addressing the stigma surrounding barriers men experience in seeking and engaging with support. This ties into what International best practice tells us, that one of the key ways to improve men's access to healthcare is by developing male-friendly services, which was acknowledged in Australia’s first National Male Health Strategy https://lnkd.in/dq5gzNi

Sometime in the 1980’s, Darren Wagner began his love of theatre in San Jose California, which led to a short-lived career treading the boards. As it happened, Darren was not destined to be a Broadway actor and re-imagined his life to become a deputy sheriff at Clark County, Ohio during the 1990’s. The next time Darren stepped onto the world stage was in 2012, when the community of his new home town of Sandy Hook, Connecticut, experienced a school shooting that became one of Americas deadliest massacres. Hear what it felt like being Darren back then and what it feels like today, including his involvement with 26 Pebbles - a verbatim play about the members in the Sandy Hook community and how they experienced the tragedy - building endless strength of community, courage and compassion. Tune in tomorrow, Sunday 12 July, 10.30am-12 noon at 94.1FM 3WBC - You can also stream live from anywhere around the world https://lnkd.in/gz7qgNT. Remember, it really is OK to not be OK!! #ohio #SandyHook #26pebbles #Thehumanracetheatrecompany #entertainmentassist #SanJoseCity #clarkcounty #connecticut #posttraumagrowth #compassion #community