An outdoors shot of people from behind, listening to a speaker with a microphone. In the foreground is an unidentified man's head from behind. In the mid-ground is a couple from behind, with the larger figure wrapping an arm around the smaller figure's shoulders.

The province has been increasing funding for men’s intervention programs over the last few years, and in its recent budget detailed plans for spending on various existing initiatives related to intimate partner violence. But an anti-violence program in Pictou County says more is required for men's counselling needs.