Category: 2014 Newsletter

January 6, 2014 News Clips There’s Something Absolutely Wrong With What We Do To Boys Before They Grow Into MenI can’t even begin to describe the toll that the concept of masculinity has taken on my life. And it’s felt everywhere. It’s time we make changes, starting from within ourselves.UpworthyJanuary 2014 Young Men and Shootings: READ MORE

January 13, 2014 News Clips ‘Raising Kings’ conference organizers hope to inspire men, boys of colorGoal of program to foster success among boys, men of colorArtists, educators and community leaders are lining up for a two-day conference that hopes to break the sense of hopelessness gripping some of Wilmington’s men and youths. Organizers of the READ MORE

January 20, 2014 News Clips Easier Way for Doctors to Identify Substance Abuse?Study supports asking a simple question, rather than giving lengthy questionnaireA single question may help doctors determine whether a patient has a drug or alcohol problem and the level of abuse, a new study suggests. Keep it simple is the message from the READ MORE

January 27, 2014 News Clips NIDA Releases Substance Abuse Treatment Resources for TeensThe National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has released resources to help parents, health care providers, and substance abuse treatment specialists treat teens struggling with drug abuse, as well as identify and interact with those who might be at risk.Campus SafetyJanuary 25, 2014 READ MORE

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