
GuysWork started as a pilot project in 2012 in two schools in the former Halifax Regional School Board as a response to a challenge in the health care system. Few young men were accessing Nova Scotia's Youth Health Centres, and the pilot wanted to see how a guys-only healthy living class could help normalize help-seeking. The pilot was a success and GuysWork has grown, running in 100 schools during the last school year in all nine school jurisdictions, with lessons for boys in grades six through nine in French and English. All lessons are aligned with provincial curriculum outcomes and facilitated by teachers and other school-based specialists. During the session the focus will be on the youth, hearing from GuysWork participants about their experiences after watching a demo lesson. A Q&A will follow to help folks understand how to start and sustain the work in schools and answer questions about GuysWork research.

Jon has been running/facilitating the Guys Work program for four years at Northumberland Regional High School where he teaches cooperative education, social studies and health. Outside of school, Jon enjoys reading, basketball, walking his dog, and keeping busy as a chauffeur for his five-year old daughter.
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