Washington Initiative for Boys and Men
Advocating for improved outcomes for boys, men, and communities
In 2016, Washington voters passed Initiative 1491, the Extreme Risk Protection Order Law. An extreme risk protection order (ERPO) allows law enforcement to remove access to a firearm for someone who is exhibiting a behavioral … Read more
The graph below presents the ratio of the male suicide rate to the female suicide rate each year for the last sixty years in Washington state. A key takeaway: Men and boys haven’t always died … Read more
Spokane’s KXLY Channel 4 (an ABC affiliate) produced a video series dedicated to raising awareness about boys’ mental health and helping parents of sons. The Saving Our Sons series aired last year. This year, with … Read more
A mom of two sons in Shoreline, Washington sent the message below to members of the House State Government & Tribal Relations Committee, including the committee chair Representative Bill Ramos (D-Issaquah). She was expressing support … Read more
72% of the dead are male — one of many gender gaps media and politicians don’t speak of Reporters at KIRO 7 News recently interviewed King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn about the Don’t Count Us … Read more
Representative Mary Dye introduced the Washington State Men’s Commission bill on January 10, 2022. Since then, a growing coalition of men and women statewide and around the country have contacted state lawmakers to express their … Read more
If men died from drug overdoses at the same rate as women, 1,371 fewer men in Washington would have died during the last three years. However, judging by press releases from the Department of Health, … Read more
A young man’s letter to Dr. Warren Farrell, author of The Boy Crisis, demonstrates one reason why efforts to empathize with boys and young men – and to affirm them in their maleness – are … Read more