Category: 2013 Newsletter

September 23, 2013 News Clips Boys need to be included in discussions about preventing teen pregnancyThe United States consistently has one of the highest teen pregnancy rates among industrialized countries, despite the fact that the pregnancy rate has declined dramatically over the past 40 years. About 7% of teenagers ages 15-19 get pregnant each year, READ MORE

September 16, 2013 Featured Article Sports concussions linked to substance abuse, suicidal thoughts: researchConcussions are connected with substance abuse and suicidal thoughts in adolescents, new research presented at a St. Michael’s Hospital conference on sports-related brain injuries revealed Saturday.Globe and MailSeptember 15, 2013 Majority Of Millennial Kids In U.S. Generous To CharitiesNearly 9 in 10 millennial READ MORE

September 30, 2013 News Features Sex crimes with young male victims underreportedCases of statutory rape where the abuser is a woman have rarely been prosecuted in Calhoun County, but victim’s advocates say young males are under-researched sexual abuse targets.  An estimated 10 percent to 30 percent of men who were sexually abused as boys were abused READ MORE

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