the boys initiative

December 2, 2011

National News Clips

• CDC announces a $2.4 million campaign to encourage HIV testing, the first aimed specifically at black gay and bisexual men, who account for nearly a quarter of all new HIV infections in the United States
  November 30, 2011
• Release
• Teleconference

• More boys in Erie region join girls in getting HPV vaccine
  GoErie.com. November 30, 2011
• Teens still not eating enough fruits and vegetables
  Boston.com
  November 29, 2011
• Head Size Tied to Regressive Autism in Boys
  November 28, 2011
• Boys joining girls' swim teams in high school
  Washington Post
  November 27, 2011
• Behind numbers, a sad reality: Boys' flagging achievement levels
  Kansas City Star
  November 24, 2011
• Parents, Teens and Sex: An Ongoing Conversation
  Huffpost Parents
  November 22, 2011
• More Often Than Women, Sexually Abused Males Don't Talk About It
  ABC News
  November 20, 2011
• Men Dare to Share Sex Abuse Stories
  CNN
  November 20, 2011
• Giving Boys a Love of Reading
  Huffington Post
  November 18, 2011
• Dr. Nancy Discusses the HPV Vaccine for Boys
  The Today Show
  November 18, 2011
• Teen sex: Is denial the real problem for American parents?
  November 17, 2011

Opinion

• Will You Talk To Your Kids About the Penn State and Syracuse Scandals?
  Patch
  December 1, 2011
• Why boys need to have -- and keep -- a BFF
  MSN Today Moms
  December 1, 2011
• A notable mother and son share their views on education and CRCT cheating
  Atlanta Journal Constitution
  November 29, 2011
• A Seat at the Table: How Empowering Young, Black, Gay Men to Lead Can Address Spikes in HIV
  Huffpost Gay Voices
  November 29, 2011
• Why Boys are Failing in an Educational System Stacked Against Them
  Good Men Project
  November 27, 2011
• Pleading The Case For Boys To Receive The HPV Vaccine
  Better Health
  November 23, 2011
• How About Better Parents?
  New York Times
  November 19, 2011
• Are boys' brains different from girls' brains? Scientists debate the question.
  Slate
  November 17, 2011

Studies and Reports

• Address sexual health with teen boys, new AAP clinical report advises
  AAP News
  December 1, 2011
• Abstinence-only education does not lead to abstinent behavior, UGA researchers find (FULL REPORT)
  PlosOne
  November 29, 2011
• U of I study: Kindergarten friendships matter, especially for boys (STUDY)
  Journal of Infant and Child Development
  November 29,2011
• Male Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Care
  Pediatrics, American Academy of Pediatrics
  November 28, 2011
• Girls Feel More Anger When Friends Offend
  Duke Today
  November 21, 2011
• Adolescent well-being in Washington state military families
  American Journal of Public Health
  September 2011

International News Clips
AFRICA

• Circumcision is Africa's best weapon against AIDS
  Reuters, December 1, 2011

AUSTRALIA

• School, body image main worries for young, including boys: survey
  The Sydney Morning Herald
  November 30, 2011
• Concern as boys fall behind
  The Mercury.com.au
  November 29, 2011
• Counting the social cost of masculinity
  The Sydney Morning Herald
  November 27, 2011
• Boys without dads prone to crime
  The University of Melbourne
  November 25, 2011

CANADA

• Boys' poor results in reading feared to be spreading to math, science
  The Globe and Mail
  November 29, 2011
• Report card on schools reveals new struggles for boys
  The Globe and Mail
  November 28, 2011
• National Institute for Men's Health Proposed
  CBC News
  November 21, 2011

CONGO

• Rape in Congo Devastates Male Victims
  Voice of America
  November 18, 2011

EUROPE

• Male Health in Europe in Urgent Need of Improvement
  Medical News Today
  November 30, 2011

GHANA

• Education Ministry fights homosexuality in schools
  December 1, 2011

UK

• Half of all girls and a third of boys are obsessed with body image
  Mail Online
  November 28, 2011