Who We Are
Founded in 2013, we are a broad-based partnership of leaders and organizations from a range of disciplines that deal with issues that impact the health of adolescent and young adult (AYA) males. Our disciplines include medicine, psychology, education, and juvenile justice, among others. All of our work is informed through the involvement of young males themselves.
We are the only national US organization whose sole focus is on the health and wellbeing of males between the ages of 10 and 25. This positions PMY as the national leader in AYA male health, unique in its mission “to work with and on behalf of AYA males to optimize their health and ensure that they thrive.”
We are the only national US organization whose sole focus is on the health and wellbeing of males between the ages of 10 and 25. This positions PMY as the national leader in AYA male health, unique in its mission “to work with and on behalf of AYA males to optimize their health and ensure that they thrive.”
Did you know?
After age 15, male adolescents' use of primary care services declines, while female adolescents' use increases. The increase for females is primarily due to an increase in use of OB/GYN services. Overall, except for episodic school exams, sports physicals and visits to the ER, once adolescent and young adult (AYA) males leave the primary care provider’s office they are left outside of our health care system. It’s not surprising, therefore, that males do not become reunited with our health care system until they suffer from an acute or chronic illness later in life. Ironically, some of those illnesses are caused by a lack of preventive care in the intervening years.
According to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, adolescent and young adult (AYA) males, or those between the ages of 10 and 25, are at higher risk than their female contemporaries for:
2 Marcell AV, et al. JAH. 2002
3 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2021
After age 15, male adolescents' use of primary care services declines, while female adolescents' use increases. The increase for females is primarily due to an increase in use of OB/GYN services. Overall, except for episodic school exams, sports physicals and visits to the ER, once adolescent and young adult (AYA) males leave the primary care provider’s office they are left outside of our health care system. It’s not surprising, therefore, that males do not become reunited with our health care system until they suffer from an acute or chronic illness later in life. Ironically, some of those illnesses are caused by a lack of preventive care in the intervening years.
According to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, adolescent and young adult (AYA) males, or those between the ages of 10 and 25, are at higher risk than their female contemporaries for:
- Death by suicide
- ADHD diagnosis
- Substance use disorders
- Homicide
- Risky behaviors
- Accidental injury
- Certain STIs
2 Marcell AV, et al. JAH. 2002
3 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2021
PMY is pleased to inaugurate a new website page with information for parents, with three new brief information sheets on issues affecting AYA males. Our hope is that this new website information will help guide parents to better understand the issues that young males face today.
PMY has released “Condoms and Pizza”, a new comprehensive program to educate college fraternity members about sexual health issues. US College students and fraternity members often lack understanding of these issues.
The Partnership for Male Youth is pleased to announce the availability of webcasts from the National Symposia on Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Male Health. More detail on this can be found here.
Visit PMY's podcast series for parents and other caregivers to young males. Episodes of the series are available on Apple, Spotify and at our website here.
Visit our section on resources for a library of information and materials about addressing the needs of AYA males.
Other Accomplishments Since Our Founding
- Conducted an extensive organizational needs assessment consisting of over 150 interviews with national health leaders
- Assembled and launched a comprehensive online, open access database on what is known about adolescent and young adult (AYA) male health
- Sponsored the 2018 National Summit on Adolescent and Young Adult Male Health, which convened over 100 national and international leaders from a range of disciplines to build the foundation for the Campaign for Male Youth
- Since 2013, published a Weekly News Roundup containing summaries of scientific and popular literature related to AYA male health
- Produced and disseminated a health risk-assessment tool for AYA males and a companion resource for clinicians who serve them
- Produced and disseminated a Clinicians' Mental Health Screening Tool for Young Males
- Launched a robust initiative to engage young males in our programs and initiatives
- Dramatically expanded our coalition of collaborating organizations to include over 50 national and international organizations
Our Mission
The Partnership’s mission is to work with and on behalf of adolescent and young adult males to optimize their health and ensure that they thrive.
OUR VISION
The Partnership strives for a world in which adolescent and young adult males are valued as assets and where their health and wellbeing are promoted.
The mission of the Partnership is accomplished through eight principle endeavors:
The mission of the Partnership is accomplished through eight principle endeavors:
- Identifying and addressing the unmet health needs of AYA males through evidence-based approaches;
- Improving public awareness and advocacy for the health needs of AYA males;
- Building on promising and successful models to address the needs of AYA males;
- Engaging stakeholders and building partnerships in synergistic efforts to advance AYA male health;
- Developing resources for stakeholders and individuals working with AYA males;
- Engaging AYA males in advancing their own health and wellbeing;
- Addressing the underlying social determinants of health for AYA males; and
- Promoting health equity for AYA males by building on their strengths.