By Heritage, 04/05/2023 “…What is the boy crisis? Contributing factors include the absence of fathers, economic and technological churnings, and policies within our education system…” Read the entire article: https://www.heritage.org/marriage-and-family/commentary/our-lost-boys
Category: Social Issues
What causes myocarditis in boys and young men after COVID vaccination? Study offers answers.
By USA Today, 05/05/2023 “…A new study may partly explain what’s driving rare cases of heart inflammation, called myocarditis, in some young people who have gotten repeat doses of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines…” Read the entire article: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2023/05/05/myocarditis-and-covid-vaccine-study-explains-heart-inflammation/70174794007/
‘It’s just all beneficial’: Helping Boys Thrive Summit provides mental health resources to men
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
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/
Boys are struggling in schools. Maybe the one-size-fits-all education system is the problem
By Shanxi Omoniyi – Read Lion, 05/05/2023 “…One common challenge for boys involves their energetic behavior. They receive a disproportionally higher number of punishments for perceived inattention and hyperactivity, according to a report from the American Psychological Association…” Read the entire article: https://readlion.com/2023/05/05/boys-are-struggling-in-schools-maybe-the-one-size-fits-all-education-system-is-the-problem/–
HPV Vaccines Don’t Just Prevent Cervical Cancer, But Also Penile, Anal Cancers. Men Should Get it Too.
By The Swaddle, 03/29/2023 “…With research suggesting that HIV-positive men, who are in sexual relationships with other men, are especially vulnerable to anal cancers caused by HPV, vaccinating men becomes even more critical. “Women can at least be screened for cervical cancer… But for men, there is no screening for anal cancer, or the other READ MORE
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 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/
Study finds disparate gender differences in victims of child sex trafficking
By Phys.org, 04/11/2023 “…Seventy-five percent were males and 25 percent were females. The most commonly incarcerated youth were white males (29.4 percent), about 16 years old, followed by black (26.8 percent) and Hispanic (24.7 percent) males…” Read the entire article: https://phys.org/news/2023-04-disparate-gender-differences-victims-child.html