the boys initiative

November 11, 2011

Health

• Medical: Studies shed light on suicide prevention, intervention
  The Republic (Columbus, Indiana)
  November 9, 2011
• HHS Launches New Website Dedicated to Young Adults: Office of Adolescent Health
  November 8, 2011  
• Autism Linked with Excess of Neurons in Prefrontal Cortex
  University of California, San Diego Autism Center of Excellence press release
  November 8. 2011
• UCLA Scientists Invent HIV-Blocking Anal Gel
  LA Weekly
  November 8, 2011
• Addressing Childhood Obesity With Targeted Messaging to Moms, and Ethnic Minorities
  Forbes
  November 7, 2011

Economy

• Generation Jobless: Young Men Suffer Worst as Economy Staggers
  The New York Times
  November 7, 2011

Education

• National Study Finds Widespread Sexual Harassment of Students in Grades 7 to 12
  The New York Times
  November 7, 2011
• Improved Literacy Could Save Health Care
  The Huffington Post
  November 4, 2011
• U.S. students make gains in math but stall in reading
  The Washington Post
  November 1, 2011
• School Suspensions Among Boys May Be Linked to Lower College Attendance
  The Chronicle of Higher Education
  October 31, 2011

Opinion HPV

• Behind the push for boys to get HPV vaccine
  The Philadelphia Inquirer
  November 9, 2011
• Why HPV Vaccination of Boys May Be Easier
  NPR Podcast
  November 7, 2011

Sports

• Boys hockey players in Maine file discrimination suit to play
  NBC affiliate WLBZ
  November 10, 2011

Abuse

• Penn State sex abuse scandal made federal case; U.S. Department of Education announces it will investigate university
  New York Daily News
  November 10, 2011
• Penn State scandal casts much-needed spotlight on child sex abuse
  LA Times
  November 9, 2011
• The Molester Next Door
  The New York Times
  November 7, 2011

Technology

• Teenagers Tell Researchers It's a Cruel, Cruel Online World
  Bits, The New York Times
  November 9, 2011

Lifestyle

• Fatherhood May Help Tough Guys Straighten Out: Crime, alcohol use dropped among first-time dads, study finds
  US News
  November 10, 2011
• College adds locker rooms to gender-neutral policy
  USA Today
  November 9, 2011
• Glee Ignites Fury in TV Watchdog Group Over Sex Scene
  gather.com
  November 9, 2011

International

• INDIA: Gender bender: Why we need to focus more on our boys
  FirstPost.com
  November 9, 2011
• Australia: Life lessons: better education for boys means good health for life
  The Conversation
  November 8, 2011
• UK: David Willetts warns over 'striking' university gender gap
  The Telegraph
  November 6, 2011