Bit annoyed that the QLD Trauma Strategy report doesn't mention anything about men

@Jlol . That's interesting because knowledge of trauma started because of men coming back from war with it. I wonder why they're not included? Maybe the QLD Gov thinks the DVA is enough for them...Maybe the Federal Government is doing something for them that I don't know about.

@Cleo2 I don't know why this is. As I said I do think women, generally, experience more trauma in our modern lives, but that doesn't mean we can't make the approaches inclusive or ignore other groups needs.

If I had to guess, I would put it down to casual sexism at worst or disinterest at best. Everyone I spoke to at the Commission was female, at the community focus group I attended I was only 1 of 2 males in a room of about 20 participants, the Health Minister and her staff are majority female. I would wager they just didn't think to look into the male side of things - just like how in previous generations men, in male dominated institutions, didn't bother to look into women's opinions and experiences on things.

@Jlol . Hmm I think it's just that helping white men or any man with trauma not from war is not very PC at the moment. I had a very quick look at the services online and they are inclusive of men but they never say it - which I guess is just as bad. The problem with focusing on other groups is that they are not going to be experienced enough if a man walks in with trauma.

Have you heard of Richard Miller's iRest program? - that was the first time I came across substantial help for trauma for anyone besides military many years ago. This seemed to go for a broader audience (Although the program was initially developed for people traumatised by war).