David Kuhl and Paul Nakhla talk to Steve Farina, a recently retired fire fighter with the City of Coquitlam, Executive Vice President with the BC Professional Fire Fighters Association (BCPFFA), and one of the earliest supporters of Blueprint's First Responder Resiliency Program for BC's fire service. Steve talks about the team culture and the impacts of working as a fire fighter, breaking unhealthy cycles of masculinity within the profession, and his current top priorities - being there as a dad, a partner, and a mentor.

We've asked the provincial government, via Premier David Eby and his cabinet, for $3 million—in order to continue operating the First Responder Resiliency Program in B.C., incorporate fatherhood material into the program, and to double our operating capacity, over the next two years.

David Kuhl and Paul Nakhla talk to Kenton Boston of the Canadian Men's Health Foundation (CMHF) about the goals of the new partnership between Blueprint and CMHF, and the challenges and opportunities in the face of online influencers, sobering statistics, and the politics of the day.

In this inaugural episode of The Good Dad Podcast, Blueprint's David Kuhl and Paul Nakhla discuss Adolescence, a British-produced limited series released on Netflix earlier this spring.

“Can you help me be a good dad?” For the past decades I’ve heard the same question from so many men—first responders, university students, military veterans, men living with cancer. Different backgrounds, different stories, but always with the same question. It’s one I have also asked.

In February, City of North Vancouver Councillor Tony Valente submitted a motion to CNV Council expressing “Support for First Responder Resiliency – Health and Wellbeing of BC’s Public Safety Personnel”, which calls on the provincial government to fund the First Responder Resiliency Program for two years.

Due to a funding shortfall, Blueprint is raising money to support our Resiliency Program for British Columbia’s first responders, or 'Loon Lake', with support from the BC Police Association (BCPA) and BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Association (BCPFFA).

A decade since our founding as The Men’s Initiative, and seven years since the launch of our resiliency program for first responders, 2024 was a transformative year for the Blueprint team—“Blueprint 2.0”. Read on to learn why!

Blueprint will conduct mixed methods research on how decisions are made in domestic households worldwide as a contributing factor in global gender equality, as part of an analysis of division of labour being led by Equimundo. 

Three organizations committed to the health and well-being of BC's first responders have signed an agreement to continue the delivery of resiliency training for the next three years.

Near the end of Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month, Blueprint’s Dr. David Kuhl appeared on CBC’s Canada Tonight Spotlight to speak about risks of depression and anxiety amongst men.

After reviewing and evaluating five years of data from the Blueprint First Responder Resiliency Program, the University of Canberra has released a report showing significant improvements in participant health outcomes.

June is Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month, and this year Blueprint is partnering with the Canadian Men's Health Foundation (CMHF) to speak about challenges among young men—and some populations of men and boys particularly vulnerable to depression and anxiety.

After a number of suicides shook the British Columbia firefighter community to its core, there was a call for more education and action. In response, Blueprint developed the First Responder Resiliency Program, an upstream mental health support program built for first responders, by first responders.

April 25, 2022 panel discussion to pick up on themes featured in the recent Blueprint study, “Leading in the Wake of #MeToo and Black Lives Matter”. Featuring L’Oreal North America Chief DEI Officer Angela Guy, Blueprint co-founder Dr. John Izzo and Director of Engagement Nicky Dhaliwahl, and Promundo CEO Gary Barker.

“Let’s take a moment to reflect on one of the most powerful lessons we have learned from this experience: the value of the time spent actively involved in our children’s lives.” Blueprint CEO David Kuhl and UBC President Santa J. Ono co-authored an opinion piece for the Vancouver Sun on Father's Day 2021, asking men to reconsider their role as fathers.