Change of Name for the MTC
As of the 2019 October AGM, the members of the MTC resolved to change the name. The societal name is now the Vancouver Island Men’s Therapy Centre Society. The operating name of MTC will stay the same, however it will be the Men’s* Therapy Centre, instead of Men’s Trauma Centre. The * has been added […]
Upcoming AGM
Please feel free to join us for our Annual General Meeting Thursday October 17, attendance is open to the public. Light refreshments are provided at the Cook Street Village Activity Centre in the Lounge from 6:30pm – 8:00pm. This AGM the society would like to propose two special resolutions to its members this year. The […]
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Growing a Masculinity of Connection
Mark Greene writes, speaks, coaches and consults on the challenges we face as men raised in man box culture. He is the author of the groundbreaking The Little #MeToo Book for Men. To read more, click here.
Vital People interview
Opened in 2003, the Men’s Trauma Centre in Victoria supports men who have experienced emotional, sexual or physical trauma as a child, or an adult. As Executive Director Paula Green explains, experiencing a trauma is distressing and can impact every part of a person’s life, and it’s no different for a man, than for a woman. Yet […]
Counselling Addresses Trauma That Can Lead to Crime
Men’s Trauma Centre in Victoria offers 15 free one-hour sessions KENDRA CRIGHTON, Victoria News May. 16, 2019 4:30 p.m. When more than 80 per cent of Canadian inmates are male and with a significant number of those inmates reporting incidents of childhood trauma, it’s hard not to link the two. But where do you begin […]
Listen and Learn
Moving Forward
Masculine identified persons sharing their experience on trauma and moving past the obstacles faced in their lives
National Victims and Survivors of Crime Week
KENDRA CRIGHTON, Victoria News May. 30, 2019 2:50 p.m. Survivors gather at Victoria City Hall for Victims and Survivors of Crime week. ‘Each time I talk about it, I’m letting it go’ The event aimed to bring together the community, organizations and survivors, to remember those affect by crime. There was a special importance put […]