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This study sought to investigate service providers\u2019 perspectives on the factors that support or inhibit young men from engaging in services targeted at supporting their mental\/emotional well-being. Qualitative methodologies (focus groups, n = 9; interviews, n = 7) were used for this study. Disconnection from family and community was identified as a key indicator of \u201cat-risk\u201d groups of young men who, more typically, had experienced significant disruption in their lives. The discord between demands and expectations facing young men on one hand, and insufficient life-management and coping skills on the other, left many young men vulnerable and bereft. The desire to save face and preserve one\u2019s masculine identity was linked to young men\u2019s reluctance to seek help when feeling down. There was a strong consensus that there could be no shortcuts to [re]connecting with young men. 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