About Us

During periods of life transitions, we can sometimes feel overwhelmed. We understand this and are working on developing groups tailored towards men in transition.

Our current projects focus on men who are recently retired, or will be retiring shortly. Retirement can sometimes be confusing. Often, we derive a sense of meaning from work, and leaving work may lead to feelings of anxiety and depression.

Our aim is to help men make the transition to retirement by focusing on promoting discussions and camaraderie, and to prevent depression and anxiety before they occur, through upstream group interventions.

What We Do

Our research focuses on the promotion of psychological well-being and the study and prevention of suicide among older adults, middle-age and older men, and other at-risk populations. This program of research includes aims to enhance the identification and prevention of suicide by developing, testing, translating, and disseminating theoretical models of suicide risk and psychological resiliency, with a particular focus on Meaning in Life, risk assessment measures and methods, and clinical, community, and population health interventions.

Related aims include enhancing clinical and research skill in Suicidology and in Geropsychology, improving public awareness of approaches to mental health promotion and suicide prevention, and helping to create, coordinate, disseminate, and evaluate public health approaches to suicide prevention.