Four Ways You Can Support Young Men’s Mental Health
- Boys and young men in America face an epidemic of loneliness and mental health challenges, with high suicide rates and poor support access.
- Traditional gender roles and exclusion from mental health conversations have contributed to their isolation and reluctance to seek help.
- AI algorithms increasingly expose them to harmful online content, while advocates highlight the need for role models and empowerment strategies.
- Brian O'Connor of Futures Without Violence emphasized that helping boys overcome mental health difficulties starts with providing them positive role models who teach healthy relationship skills.
- Providing role models can lead boys to healthier behaviors and safer communities, aiming to empower them as leaders, allies, and change-makers.
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Four Ways You Can Support Young Men’s Mental Health
(StatePoint) There is an epidemic of loneliness affecting boys and young men in America. The fascination with recent shows like Netflix’s “Adolescence,” Jonathan Haidt’s “The Anxious Generation,” and the return of the online “Ice Bucket Challenge” spotlight this youth mental…
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