By Christine Simmons – The American Lawyer 07/03/2019 “… His mother said Matthew had been struggling with mental health issues for about five years, since he suffered a concussion from playing college football. …” Read the entire article: https://www.law.com/americanlawyer/2019/07/03/buffalo-law-student-dies-from-suicide-family-establishes-mental-health-fund The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Category: Advocacy for Boys
Boys’ next sense of purpose: ‘Father warriors’
By Warren Farrell – Washington Examiner 06/14/2019 “… The bad news is that this has left many boys with a “purpose void.” As boys with a purpose void have become less-motivated men, more women are interested in having children without having “just one more child I have to support.” Additionally, more children of divorce are READ MORE
‘They’re just as needed as mothers’: Warren Farrell thinks Father’s Day gets overshadowed
By Alexis Clark – Nashville Tennessean 06/17/2019 “… Author Warren Farrell spoke in Nashville earlier this month to an audience of 500 about spending more time with family and more specifically, building a father-and-son relationship. …” Read the entire article: https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2019/06/17/warren-farrell-fatherhood-summit-nashville/1351197001/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Study Finds Nearly 30% Spike In Male Teen Suicide Following Netflix Release of ’13 Reasons Why’.
By Catholic News Agency 06/07/2019 “… A new study suggests these fears were not unfounded. According to a study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, United States youth ages 10-17 had a 28.9% increase in suicide rates in young males in the month (April 2017) following the debut READ MORE
McGuireWoods Helps Clear Kid Snarled In Fake Money Fiasco
By RJ Vogt – Law360 06/09/2019 “… A sixth grader unknowingly used a counterfeit bill in his school cafeteria. He was set to be suspended until a McGuireWoods attorney stepped in as pro bono counsel, demonstrating the difference access to counsel can make in school disciplinary hearings. …” Read the entire article: https://www.law360.com/access-to-justice/articles/1166618/mcguirewoods-helps-clear-kid-snarled-in-fake-money-fiasco?nl_pk=e7d85f48-bba2-4a19-8711-a679b2e60ce2&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=access-to-justice The Boys READ MORE
Teen boys’ eating disorders may focus on muscles, not weight loss
By Lisa Rapaport – Reuters 06/05/2019 “… Many people may mistakenly assume teen boys are not prone to eating disorders because their symptoms are different from what’s typically seen in girls and their focus is on building muscle rather than becoming impossibly thin, doctors warn. …” Read the entire article: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-boys-eating-disorders/teen-boys-eating-disorders-may-focus-on-muscles-not-weight-loss-idUSKCN1T62B5 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
What Fathers Can Do to Get Through to Their Depressed Sons
By George Livengood – Thrive Global 05/24/2019 “… Since the 1990s until 2007, there had been a steady decline in the rates of suicides among teenagers, but it is now on the rise. In 2015, suicide became the leading cause of death among Utah teenagers. …” Read the entire article: https://thriveglobal.com/stories/warning-signs-of-depression-in-your-son/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Focus on traumatized boys critical to gender equality, new research shows
By Colin Perkel – CTV News 05/20/2019 “… Boys in poor urban areas around the world are suffering even more than girls from violence, abuse and neglect, groundbreaking international research published on Monday suggests. …” Read the entire article: https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/focus-on-traumatized-boys-critical-to-gender-equality-new-research-shows-1.4429757 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Boys’ suicides rose following release of ’13 Reasons Why’; third season prompts warnings for all families
By Melissa Patrick – NKyTribune 05/13/2019 “… The rate of suicide among 10- to 17-year-olds in the U.S. increased 29% in the months after the Netflix show “13 Reasons Why” was first telecast in March 2017, according to a federal study. …” Read the entire article: https://www.nkytribune.com/2019/05/boys-suicides-rose-following-release-of-13-reasons-why-third-season-prompts-warnings-for-all-families/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
How do we approach conversations around mental health with boys?
By Deb Knapp – KATU 05/09/2019 “… The stigma around mental health exists for everyone, however, it seems to be worse for boys. …” Read the entire article: https://katu.com/features/kind-is-better/how-do-we-approach-conversations-around-mental-health-with-boys The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org