Washington Initiative for Boys and Men
Advocating for improved outcomes for boys, men, and communities
Posts about issues that apply to the United States as a whole or issues that are within the U.S. but outside Washington state:
Washington-based counselor and author Ann Silvers says the mainstream belief that vastly more women than men are killed by an intimate partner — often cited as five or six times more — is based on a misinterpretation of a study from 2013.
Seattle’s Chris Johnson outlines seven lessons we should took away from the ‘Surviving Ohio State’ documentary.
“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.”
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.
After studying naturopathic medicine in Seattle, Dr. Rissman took his passion for men’s issues to Denver, where he teaches on topics seldom discussed in college classrooms. In this interview, naturopathic doctor and professor of health Steve Rissman shares his one-of-a-kind perspective on topics including the idea that men are broken, the societal fear of helping men…
This is guest-written piece by Belinda Olvera-Jovanovich, a mom of a 12-year-old boy who lives in Port Orchard. Belinda runs the Facebook page Mothers Advocating for Washington’s Sons.