Background: Tomorrow Man is a community-funded program addressing male suicide by challenging harmful masculine norms in adolescent males. Their "Breaking the Man Code" workshops explore the impact of these stereotypes and provide tools for building stronger connections. Since 2017, Tomorrow Man has delivered over 800 workshops, reaching over 19,000 males. We have undertaken a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to determine the workshops' impact on male students. This presentation complements the RCT and focuses on student responses to open-ended survey questions.

Methods: 183 students in Years 10-12 from 11 schools across New South Wales, Western Australia, and Victoria participated in this study. Students were asked about their experience of the workshop (liked/disliked aspects) and its impact on their communication with friends and family about "personal stuff." Reflexive thematic analysis was employed to analyze the data.

Results: Students reported three key themes regarding workshop experience and impact. 1) Increased connection and normalisation of personal struggle: The workshop fostered a safe space for self-expression, normalizing difficulties and strengthening peer connection. 2) Redefining the 'Man Code': Vulnerability was reframed as bravery, with participants expressing a desire for increased self-expression and to support others. 3) Talking more openly with friends and family: Participants reported a self-perceived behaviour change of increased openness with friends and family following the workshop.

Conclusion: Findings indicate positive attitudinal and behavioural impacts of the workshop. Data suggests male students desire and are capable of shifting towards a positive masculinity characterised by deeper social connections, with indications of this change within their relationships with friends and family post-workshop. The workshop provides opportunities for self-awareness, awareness of others, and skills to initiate changes in communication.