By Warren Farrell – USA Today 08/07/2019 “… In my half-century of research on boys and men, I have discovered that there is, in fact, a boy crisis, that it is a global crisis, and that it is particularly egregious in America. The crisis is more than economic. It is multifaceted, with each facet magnifying READ MORE
Category: Mental Health of Boys
Gov Newsom links shootings to ‘power’ gender, ignores suppression of masculinity, fatherless homes
By Vivek Saxena – Business and Politics Review 08/06/2019 “… “The Center for Disease Control reports that historically, 85 percent of children who display behavior disorders come from fatherless homes. Similar reports show that the majority of teens in jail come from fatherless homes.” …” Read the entire article: https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/08/06/gov-newsom-links-shootings-to-power-gender-ignores-suppression-of-masculinity-fatherless-homes-782292 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
How can universities support male students’ mental health?
By SI News 08/06/2019 “… The outdated idea that women are ‘the weaker sex’ must be drained from societal expectations and buried away. Spreading the message that it’s impossible for male students to be strong all the time, both mentally and physically, is crucial. …” Read the entire article: https://www.studyinternational.com/news/mens-mental-health-universities/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Teens Who Misuse Opioids Have These Sources
By Laura Bailey-Michigan – Futurity 07/22/2019 “… More than 70% of adolescents who obtained prescription drugs from multiple sources had a substance use disorder—involving prescription medications, other drugs, and alcohol—within the previous year. …” Read the entire article: https://www.futurity.org/sources-of-opioids-teenagers-2110502-2/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
The Other Gender Gap
By Steven Mintz – Higher Ed Gamma 08/04/2019 “… Boys in elementary and middle school are roughly fifty percent more likely to repeat a grade, twice as likely to receive an out-of-school suspension, and nearly three times as likely to be expelled. …” Read the entire article: https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/higher-ed-gamma/other-gender-gap The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
What’s Driving America’s ‘Boy Crisis’
By Daniel Davis – The Daily Signal 08/01/2019 “… ass shootings like the one in California last weekend have caused many to wonder what’s going wrong with our young men. Warren Farrell has a book out on this. He calls it “the boy crisis.” …” Read the entire article: https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/08/01/whats-driving-americas-boy-crisis/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Study: Adolescents Who Conform to Gender Stereotypes Are More Likely to Have Health Problems Later
By Liesl Goecker – The Swaddle 08/01/2019 “… The performance of stereotypical gender roles during adolescence predicts poor health in adulthood, concludes a new study published in the international journal The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. …” Read the entire article: https://theswaddle.com/study-adolescents-who-conform-to-gender-stereotypes-are-more-likely-to-have-health-problems-later/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Tragic schoolboy Sam Connor, 14, ‘handed friends a note with two names on it’ before laying down in front of a train – but school insists ‘bullying was not an issue’
By Jake Wallis Simons – Daily Mail 07/18/2019 “… Other friends said Sam was a bright and clever pupil, but said he was worried about his end of year grades before going into his GCSE years. Several parents at the school said he was being bullied. …” Read the entire article: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7260805/Sam-Connor-14-left-suicide-note-code-unlock-mobile-phone.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Tough New Law Against Hazing
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf – Inside Higher Ed 07/18/2019 “… Florida legislation gives prosecutors the ability to bring charges against fraternity and sorority members who weren’t present for hazing but helped plan it. …” Read the entire article: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/07/18/florida-governor-signs-tough-new-hazing-law The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
The Growing Phenomenon Of Unmotivated Boys
By Rifka Schonfeld – Jewish Press 07/15/2019 “… Regardless, girls are achieving and boys are underachieving. Why is this and how can we stop it? …” Read the entire article: https://www.jewishpress.com/sections/family/parenting-our-children/the-growing-phenomenon-of-unmotivated-boys/2019/07/15/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
