Washington Initiative for Boys and Men
Advocating for improved outcomes for boys, men, and communities
Posts that affirm the goodness in males and/or offer them empathy:
“In the dust of that little chair, what has become of our Little Boy Blue?” A guest contribution by Terry Oxley, retired Army officer and a past Board Director of USO Northwest and the Washington Youth Academy Foundation.
Plus: dads talk about their babies, advocacy support from Eastside Democrats, an upcoming conference on What Boys Need as Males, and photos of our outreach.
“I told my coach I had no desire to play college football, and I actually had every desire to be ‘Twinkle Toes’. I walked out of that office feeling so empowered.”
Tri-Cities dad and community leader has experiences and a vision worth hearing about! View complete post and video on Substack.
With the adoption of a resolution by their House of Delegates, the American Medical Association (AMA) now officially encourages the creation of Offices of Men’s Health “within each state’s Department of Health and Human Services to coordinate awareness, outreach, and outcomes on men’s health”.
Democratic Congressman Adam Smith is a member of the Congressional Men’s Health Caucus. He recorded this interview with Blair Daly on November 14.
With permission we are republishing this piece by Efraín Gutiérrez. He resides in Seattle and earned a Master of Public Administration degree at the University of Washington’s Evans School of Public Policy and Governance.