The Peoples’ Counselling Clinic is one of only a handful of organizations in Halifax that provide programming to help men who use violence, but an inquiry into the Nova Scotia mass shooting says services like theirs need to be available when people seek support.
Founded in 2017 as a non-profit, the clinic offers pro bono mental health services and accepts referrals of men accused of violence from a special court that deals with cases of domestic violence.
The Mass Casualty Commission’s investigation into the killing of 22 Nova Scotians noted the abuse the gunman suffered as a child and his history of spousal
