In Québec the male suicide rate has increased by 78% since the 1970’s and men today commit 80% of suicides. Why do men commit suicide more than women? Many variables contribute to this comparatively higher death rate, yet male socialization seems to be a common denominator. Male socialization encourages certain risk factors linked to suicide to appear and inhibits certain protection factors from emerging. As a society and as individuals, we need to consider our practices and our attitudes towards troubled men in order to create a space in which their suffering can be expressed.