The Roundup contains information about all of the latest news, commentary, reports, surveys, issue briefs, charts, and fact sheets related to boys' issues collected by our staff during the preceding week.

Special Note

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News Clips

• What we owe America's young men 
  Why President Obama's 'My Brother's Keeper' initiative is urgent
  In 2011, New York City launched a public-private partnership called the Young Men's Initiative. With financial support from Bloomberg Philanthropies and George Soros' Open Societies Foundation, YMI intentionally focuses simultaneously on four key areas: education, employment, health and criminal justice.
  New York Daily News
  March 23, 2014

• CarePlus Offers New Therapy Group to Address Anxiety in Children and Adolescents
  CarePlus is offering a new therapy group for children and adolescents called Freedom from Anxiety. The weekly sessions use an evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy model to help children develop methods for coping with anxiety.
  PR Web
  March 21, 2014

• What is the most effective parenting style for black boys?
  Building upon the buzz surrounding their documentary, "American Promise," Joe Brewster and Michele Stevenson asked Mt. Airy author Hilary Beard to help them research and co-author a companion book.
  Newsworks.org
  March 21, 2014

• Research to uncover secrets of male obesity
  A researcher at the University of Newcastle say a 'one size fits all' approach does not work for obesity programs and research is needed into what works for young men.
  ABC News
  March 20, 2014

• HPV-Linked Throat Cancer May Have Telltale First Symptoms
  The first symptoms of throat and mouth cancer -- also known as oropharyngeal cancer -- may differ depending on whether the condition is caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), a small study suggests.
  Health Day
  March 20, 2014

• School suspension rates higher for black boys
  The national average for suspensions among black males, though, was 20 percent �compared to 6 percent for whites and 9 percent for Hispanics.
  The Eagle
  March 19, 2014

• U.S. teens using inhalants such as glue declining
  U.S. adolescents ages 12 to 17 using inhalants decreased from 820,000 in 2011 to about 650,000 in 2012, federal health officials say.
  UPI
  March 19, 2014

• Lower IQ, Worse Heart Fitness in Teens Linked to Risk of Early Dementia in Men
  Having a lower IQ or poorer fitness at age 18 might increase a man's risk of developing dementia before age 60, a new study suggests.
  Health Day
  March 17, 2014

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