Washington Initiative for Boys and Men
Advocating for improved outcomes for boys, men, and communities
LaVell Walton lives in Federal Way and formerly worked for Seattle Public Schools. — Across Washington State, a quiet crisis is unfolding — one that most people can feel but few can fully name. Boys and young men are disappearing in plain sight.
This is a guest-written piece by William Singer, Ph.D., a Bellevue-based counselor and guardian ad litem who has been court-appointed to help families through conflict for nearly fifty years.
In his recently-published book Notes on Being a Man, Professor Scott Galloway says: “The data around boys and young men is overwhelming. Seldom in recent memory has there been a cohort that’s fallen further, faster.” (p. 2) People fall where they’re unsupported. Society’s relative lack of generosity toward boys and men might be a factor contributing to their fall.
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