Author: The Boys Initiative

October 7, 2013 News Features MTV Partners with The Jed Foundation on Documentary on Suicide Prevention among College AgedMTV today announced that the network will air “Life Continued: Defeating Depression,” a 60-minute special produced by Rainn Wilson’s SoulPancake on World Mental Health DayOctober 10, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. ET/PT Beyond Rhetoric: Does It Get Better?Another simplification is READ MORE

October 14, 2013 News Features ‘American Promise’ doc focuses on the education of black boysThe two friends were the main characters in the documentary American Promise, which explores their lives in Brooklyn from kindergarten to high school graduation day. Idris’ parents, Michèle Stephenson and Joe Brewster, are the film’s producers and directors. Both Idris and Seun, who are READ MORE

October 21, 2013 News Features Single-sex schooling can empower black boysInstead of abandoning the option, educators and policymakers should learn from the promising work of some of the schools that serve young black men. An all-male public school can celebrate many different ways of being a young man, freeing students from a straitjacket notion of READ MORE

November 11, 2013 News Features Engineers study male urine ‘splashback’It may not create world peace, but it could make the bathroom a kinder, gentler — or at least cleaner — place. “Most men, at least once in life, they’re wearing the right fabric or they need to use the bathroom real fast and they realize READ MORE

November 18, 2013 This Week’s Highlight The Gender Connection: A Conversation About The Future of BoysThe Good Men ProjectNovember 12, 2013 Between Mark Sherman, a proud liberal, and Lisa Levey, a feminist with two sons,10 of the people they love the most are boys and men. Yet despite their liberal and feminist leanings the issues READ MORE

November 25, 2013 News Clips Childhood ADHD diagnosis on rise, US health officials say11 percent of kids between the ages of 4 and 17 were diagnosed with ADHD in 2011, a 42 percent increase from 2003.Alzazeera AmericaNovember 23, 2013 Giving Black Boys a Chance to Run the Tech IndustryPrograms have launched in recent years to READ MORE

December 2, 2013 News Clips Network of all-boys NYC public schools growingOnce seen as sexist and outdated, the all-male educational model had been resurrected to serve New York City’s poorest boys, a group feared to be more likely to go to prison than college.Philly.com, December 1, 2013 Will boys learn better if girls aren’t allowed?Frederickburg.comNovember READ MORE

December 9, 2013 News Clips Teen suicide: A survivor’s story – ‘There are solutions’Teen suicide is more often the stuff of headlines than are the stories of lives saved. Troy Bush is one such story – his suicide attempt has informed his own efforts as an adult to help in prevention.Christian Science MonitorDecember 8, 2013 READ MORE

December 16, 2013 News Clips Even Gifted Students Can’t Keep UpIn Math and Science, the Best Fend for ThemselvesIn a post-smokestack age, there is only one way for the United States to avoid a declining standard of living, and that is through innovation. Advancements in science and engineering have extended life, employed millions and accounted READ MORE

December 23, 2013 News Clips Twin U.S. studies unlock mystery of how HIV causes AIDSU.S. scientists have discovered the basic mechanisms that allow HIV to wipe out the body’s immune system and cause AIDS, which could lead to new approaches to treatment and research for a cure for the disease that affects 35 million people READ MORE