By Herald Sun on 01/30/2018 “… TEENAGE boys dissatisfied with their bodies are the targets of a new secondary school education program being developed, aiming to stop them turning to steroids and unregulated supplements. …” Read the entire article: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/victoria-university-develops-program-to-dissuade-doping-among-teenage-boys/news-story/afa04f79b04b3e8e8a7c643ad2438de3 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Category: Physical Health of Boys
Teen pregnancies decline
By News Press Now on 01/29/2018 “… The YWCA also offers a program for teen parents called Healthy Teen Parents/Health Babies. McChristy thinks sex education is a big part of the declining rate of teen pregnancies. “I have not seen anyone who has gone through those programs (Choices and Decisions) in my program, the Healthy Teen/Healthy READ MORE
Sponsored: Give your son an outstanding education at Merchiston Castle School
By DC Thompson on 01/24/2018 “… Edinburgh, takes pride in specialising in the education of boys and preparing them for the world, developing aspirational, and sensitive, yet gentle men. Think about a wonderfully caring and nurturing family environment, where boys learn to like learning more. …” Read the entire article: https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/lifestyle/586030/sponsored-give-son-outstanding-education-merchiston-castle-school-articleisfree/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Men, boys and mental health
The Coast on 01/11/2018 “… “Someone hurt me…I am struggling to survive…I need help.” This experience became a catalyst for a deeper insight and motivation for change. It’s a “therapeutic technique” I could not have made up in an office. …” Read the entire article: https://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/men-boys-and-mental-health/Content?oid=12025820 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Bullied boy now ‘walking on air’
By NZ Hearld on 01/11/2018 “… The principal of the new school, which the family asked not to be named to avoid any repercussions for their son, said the ministry rang her twice today to discuss a directive to enrol the boy even though he lives outside the school zone. …” Read the entire article: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11973456 The READ MORE
Professor Green on the importance of supporting white working class boys
By NME on 01/09/2018 “… The rapper, real name Stephen Manderson, is gearing up to present Working Class White Men, a new Channel 4 documentary in which he examines the lives of working class white boys within the education system.Read the entire article: http://www.nme.com/news/music/professor-green-importance-supporting-white-working-class-boys-2216205 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
SOIREE Education Is The Only Way To Tackle The Horrors Of Child Abuse
By Blogs on 01/03/2018 “… Almost two years later things haven’t changed much. We are there again and so is our silence. Once again we have failed our children. Recently, the Norwegian Embassy contacted FIA through a letter and informed them about a man named Amin who indulged in child pornography in Sargodha. He lured the READ MORE
Year in Review: Ten Things We Learned About the Education of Black Males in 2017
By Huffpost on 12/26/2017 “… The year 2017 represented an upswing in the nation’s focus on Black males in education. While the Obama administration’s My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) initiative had helped to raise greater awareness about issues facing Black men (and other men of color), the election of President Trump and the pursuant end to MBK READ MORE
High School Coaches, Players Know Little About Concussion
By Medline Plus on 12/27/2017 “… Overall, only about a third of high school athletes, their coaches and parents know that a concussion is a brain injury, according to a new study by Mayo Clinic researchers. The athletes themselves were the most likely to know that fact, the researchers found. …” Read the entire article: https://medlineplus.gov/news/fullstory_170639.html The READ MORE
Overview of the HPV Vaccine for Boys
By Very Well on 11/06/2017 “… According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately one in four people are infected with human papillomavirus , or HPV, in the United States. It’s most common in people in their late teen years and in their early 20s. …” Read the entire article: https://www.verywell.com/hpv-vaccine-for-boys-514147 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org