Author: The Boys Initiative

February 4, 2014 News Clips Teens who consume energy drinks more likely to use alcohol and drugsNearly one-third of US adolescents consume high-caffeine energy drinks or “shots,” and these teens report higher rates of alcohol, cigarette, or drug use, reports a study in the January/February Journal of Addiction Medicine, the official journal of the American Society of READ MORE

February 10, 2014 News Clips Common Ground: Men needed to instill joys of readingA unique literacy program is aiming to help young boys avoid the pitfalls of crime by encouraging them to pick up a book, dream and challenge themselves. Boys to Books Not Bars is heading up efforts in the Baton Rouge area next month READ MORE

February 24, 2014 News Clips Legal Drinking Age of 21 Saves Lives, Review FindsA legal drinking age of 21 saves lives. And demands by some to lower the age limit should be ignored, a new review says. Researchers examined studies conducted since 2006 and found that a minimum drinking age of 21 is associated with a READ MORE

March 5, 2014 FOCUS: Obama Launches “My Brother’s  Keeper” on February 27Presidential Memorandum Coverage Obama launches personal effort to propel black and Latino boysChicago Tribune Obama to Launch ‘My Brother’s Keeper’ Initiative to Help Boys of ColorEducation Week Philadelphia Non-Profit Joins President Obama’s Effort To Help Men Of ColorCBS Philadelphia How should the U.S. improve opportunity for READ MORE

March 17, 2014 News Clips The Money Behind My Brother’s Keeper: What’s Known So FarIt does not appear that the federal government will bring any resources to bear for My Brother’s Keeper; Obama did not announce and federal funding for it, nor did he single any out in his fiscal 2015 budget request.His hopes for READ MORE

March 24, 2014 Special Note Visit the video library at The Health Provider Toolkit for Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Males for provider and patient education videos on AYA male health issues.  Visit The Partnership for Male Youth for more information. (partnershipformaleyouth.org) News Clips What we owe America’s young men Why President Obama’s ‘My Brother’s Keeper’ initiative is urgentIn 2011, New York READ MORE

April 2, 2014 Special Note We are deeply saddened to learn of the recent passing of Linda Juszczak, President of the School Based Health Alliance, one of our Partners for Male Youth. More information can be found here. News Clips Pre-K Suspension Data Prompt Focus on InterventionNew data showing that thousands of children—including a disproportionate number READ MORE

April 9, 2014 Check out the Health Provider Toolkit for Adolescent and Young Adult Males at the new website for The Partnership for Male Youth and follow the Partnership on Twitter@formaleyouth and like the Partnership on Facebook. News Clips Black boys facing chronic adversity show signs of early genetic agingBy the time they have reached the fourth grade, African American boys READ MORE

April 16, 2014 Trafficked Boys OverlookedStill, males remain a largely invisible population within the dialogue on sex trafficking. According to a 2008 study by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, in fact, boys comprised about 50 percent of  sexually exploited children in a sample study done in New York, with most being domestic victims.Juvenile Justice READ MORE

April 29, 2014   VISIT US AT OUR AUA MEETINGBOOTH #1785   The Boys Initiative is proud to be a 2014 collaborating partner News Clips Friends Can Be DangerousThe paper in question, written with my former student Margo Gardner, appeared in the journal Developmental Psychology in July 2005. It described a study in which we randomly READ MORE