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.

News Clips

• Op-Ed: What’s Your HIV Risk? If You’re Under 24, Probably Higher Than You Think
  The numbers of young people being infected is staggering, but there's a lot we can do about it, says the director of the government's Office of Adolescent Health.
  Take Part.com
  May 3, 2013

• Same-Sex Relationships Pose Abuse Risks, Too
  Though many teens find it difficult to talk about dating violence or abuse, the shroud of secrecy may be even harder to get through for same-sex couples.
  HealthFInder.gov
  May 10, 2013

• When Teen Dating Turns Abusive and Violent
  Parents urged to watch for signs of behavior that affects 1 in 10 children.
  When teens start dating, parents' worries grow -- and experts say that dating violence should be on their list of concerns.
  "Dating violence happens, and it's more common than we think," said Dr. Yolanda Evans, an assistant professor of pediatrics in the division of adolescent medicine at Seattle Children's Hospital. "We need to talk to teens about it."
  HealthFinder.gov
  May 10, 2013

• Food ads fire up the teenage brain
  Watching TV commercials of people munching on French fries or cereal resonates more with teens than advertisements about cell phones or the latest car.

• Futurity
  How autism is different in girls vs. boys
  Why do boys get diagnosed with autism four times as often as girls? New research, including some of the latest data from the International Society for Autism Research annual conference last week, addresses this question, one of the biggest mysteries in this field. A growing consensus is arguing that sex differences exist in genetic susceptibility, brain development and social learning in autism—and they are meaningful to our understanding of the disorder and how it will be treated.
  Fox News
  May 8, 2013

• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and American Academy of Pediatrics Applaud Legislation to Reduce Pediatric Workforce Shortages
  The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) announce their support for H.R. 1827: Pediatric Subspecialty and Mental Health Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2013 introduced today by U.S. Representative Joe Courtney (D-Conn.). The legislation would renew the Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program that will help improve access to mental health providers and reduce wait times for families in need of specialty medical care for their children.
  enewspf.com
  May 8, 2013

• Schools May Help Close Gap to Mental Health Services For Adolescents With Mental Disorders
  A study published in the May 2013 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry found that mental health resources provided by schools are significantly associated with whether adolescents with mental disorders receive needed mental health services. In particular, adolescents with disorders attending schools that engage in early identification of emotional problems, are significantly more likely to receive mental health services.
  Elsevier.com
  May 6, 2013

• Ban on Free Condoms Jeopardizes Group’s Work With Catholic College
  Ms. Lennox is part of Boston College Students for Sexual Health, an unofficial campus group formed in 2009 that has worked with campus offices like residential life and health services to plan forums and programming around sexual health. On some Fridays, the group gives away condoms on a sidewalk adjacent to the campus, and it keeps an online list of about 15 dorm rooms, which it calls “safe sites,” where students can get free male and female condoms, lubricant and sexual health pamphlets.
  New York Times
  April 7, 2013

International News

CANADA

• Momentum grows for removing bodychecking from peewee hockey with Alberta ban
  One of Canada's largest hockey associations will ban bodychecking for peewee players as momentum grows to have the disputed practice eliminated for adolescents who doctors say are suffering high rates of hockey-related concussions and fractures.
  Times Colonist
  May 8, 2013

INDIA

• Girls outshine boys again in the class XII commerce
  Girls have done it again, they have scored more than by boys in the senior secondary exam (commerce) conducted by Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan. Not only their passing percentage is better than the boys, almost 70 per cent of the girls are also in the top 10 merit list.
  The Times of India
  May 8, 2013

IRELAND

• Boys far more likely than girls to dislike school, new research finds
  BOYS are far more likely than girls to dislike school, to leave their homework undone and to find any excuse to stay at home, groundbreaking new research shows.
  The Independent
  May 8, 2013

• Call to vaccinate boys against cancer risk
  The Government is being urged to roll out a vaccination associated with cervical cancer to boys after studies found the virus was causing an increased number of throat and neck cancers in men.
  The Independent
  May 7, 2013

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