By KXLY, 04/22/2023 “… Last year, the Kellen Cares Foundation hosted its first-ever Helping Boys Thrive Summit. The event returned this year, giving parents, teachers, and anyone who works with young boys a road map when it comes to talking openly about mental health, not just at this event, but in everyday life…” Read the READ MORE
Category: Mental Health of Boys
Teen Boys are Quietly Struggling with Mental Health, Research Shows
By Legal Reader, 04/27/2023 “…The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention reports almost four times more males than females die of suicide. It is a little-known fact that being male is the most significant suicide factor…” Read the entire article: https://www.legalreader.com/teen-boys-are-quietly-struggling-with-mental-health-research-shows/
We’re Failing Our Boys and Young Men
By AMAC, 04/11/2023 “…But he challenged me to peer into any special education class and the detention room after school. Sure enough. Nearly all boys, and this had been the norm for years. Fast forward to 2023. Putting high school behind us, let’s view two other institutions—colleges and prisons…” Read the entire article: https://amac.us/were-failing-our-boys-and-young-men/
We’re Missing A Major Mental Health Crisis: Teen Boys Are Struggling, Too
By Washington Post, 04/14/2023 “…The CDC’s 2021 National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) showed a massive increase in male suicide among teens and young men. From 2020 to 2021, suicide rates for males rose significantly, according to the CDC, with the largest increase among males ages 15 to 24…” Read the entire article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/parenting/2023/04/14/teen-boys-suicide-mental-health/
New study provides insight into the relationship between ADHD and school attendance problems in adolescents
By PsyPost, 03/06/2023 “…ADHD is characterized by inattention and hyperactivity-impulsivity, affecting between 3.4-7.2% of children. It is more common in boys than in girls. Children with ADHD frequently experience comorbidities; they are more likely to be absent from school, have low academic achievement, and be victims of bullying…” Read the entire article: https://www.psypost.org/2023/03/new-study-provides-insight-into-the-relationship-between-adhd-and-school-attendance-problems-in-adolescents-68947
Expert weighs in on how to help boys and men as research reveals big decline in achievement levels
By Newshub, 02/07/2023 “…The results are in. Years of research show a big decline in achievement levels for boys and men, and it’s happening all across the developed world. Men are falling way behind, in test scores, in the workforce, and in family life…” Read the entire article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/lifestyle/2023/02/expert-weighs-in-on-how-to-help-boys-and-men-as-research-reveals-big-decline-in-achievement-levels.html
More adolescent boys, young adult men struggling with muscle dysmorphia
By Study Finds, 01/21/2023 “…It’s no secret that societal expectations can have an impact on young people and how they view themselves. As a result, young boys and men are engaging in risky behaviors like strenuous muscle-building exercises and steroids in order to fit into the standard of being lean and muscular…” Read the entire READ MORE
What Does the Data Say About Why Boys and Men Are Struggling?
By WNYC Studios, 02/03/2023 “…Rates of death by suicide and drug overdose for men in the US are spiking, boys are falling behind in the education system, and men’s participation in the labor market is dropping…” Read the entire article: https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/what-data-says-boys-men-struggling-on-the-media
Push for more male teachers fails to increase numbers
By NHS, 01/16/2023 “…Education experts said boys and girls benefit from more male teachers in schools because they were less likely to have stereotypical views about traditional gender roles, but recruiting men into a female-dominated field where teacher pay tops out after about 10 years is difficult…” Read the entire article: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/push-for-more-male-teachers-fails-to-increase-numbers-20230109-p5cbd6.html
Muscle dysmorphia common in male adolescents and young adults
By Medical Xpress, 01/17/2023 “…With the current emphasis on leanness and muscularity as today’s body ideal, many young boys and men are engaging in risky behaviors and activities—from muscle-building exercises to anabolic-androgenic steroid use—to fit in these current norms…” Read the entire article: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-01-muscle-dysmorphia-common-male-adolescents.html