Teaching Our Boys How to Cry

Featuring: Elan Javanfard, MA, LMFT

Learning Objectives: 

• Analyze the cultural, developmental, and societal factors that contribute to emotional suppression in boys and men, and evaluate their relationship to increased risk for depression and suicide
• Identify and demonstrate evidence-based clinical and educational strategies that promote emotional literacy, resilience, and healthy emotional expression in boys across therapeutic and school settings
• Assess and formulate policy-level and systemic recommendations that integrate emotional education into public health, school-based, and mental health programs to better support male mental health