​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.”

​The Partnership for Male Youth is pleased to announce the National Symposia on Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Male Health. More detail on this, and registration, can be found here.
 
The virtual series will consist of nine episodes covering a range of topics of interest to those who know or serve young males between the ages of 10 and 25. The symposia will take place over the course of five months, beginning in June. There is no charge. The topics, some of which are covered in less detail as a part of PMY’s recent podcast series, include –

• An overview of the State of AYA Male Health
• Young Males and Reproductive Health
•  Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
• Young Males and ADHD – June 23, 2022 1-3 PM EST video here
•  Young Males and Depression - August 17, 2022 6-8 PM EST video here
• Young Males, Body Image and Eating Disorders - September 23, 2022 12-2 PM EST register here
• Young Males and Suicide - September 28, 2022 10 AM - 12PM EST register here
• Young Males and Healing from Hardships: July 27 2022 video here
• Young Male Relationships and Health

PMY RELEASES GUIDES FOR PARENTS OF YOUNG MALES

PMY has released two guides for parents of young males, on Sexuality, Sex Education and Gender Identity and on Sexually Transmitted Disease and HIV. The guides are unique in their focus on young males. “We’re pleased to release these two important guides for parents and other caregivers,” said David Bell, MD, PMY Board Chair. “Parents of young males often search for this kind of information. It is our hope that these guides will make that search much easier,” he said.

The downloadable guides can be found on PMY’s website here.

NEW PODCAST SERIES
"LET'S EXAMINE THIS: UNPACKING YOUNG MALE HEALTH"
PMY has launched a new podcast series for parents and other caregivers to young males. Episodes of the series are available on Apple, Spotify and at our website here. Beginning January 24, 2022, each Monday another episode will post, and notice of it will be included in our Weekly News Roundup. 

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New Report: Missing in Action

There is strong evidence of a paucity of policies, programs, and leadership related to young men’s health at the federal and state levels. Hence, little work has been attempted in the area of policy advocacy on behalf of young men’s health. This contrasts with the relative wealth of policies, programs, and leadership related to young women’s health, and a strong advocacy network to promote those causes.

Better and new federal and state policies related to AYA male health cannot be developed and proposed without first understanding the landscape of this issue. PMY has therefore conducted an analysis of state and federal sources of information on men’s health and contrasted those with public and private sector men’s health policies on the international level. In short, the US falls far behind a number of other countries in terms of men’s health policy development. These international policy prescriptions can serve as models for similar initiatives in the US. The PMY report, therefore, lays out a number of recommendations for how that can be accomplished.

​Other Accomplishments

• 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:​

• 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.