Focus on Young Men and Boys Symposium | VIOLENCE PREVENTION: FOCUSING ON THE EARLY YEARS

PITTSBURGH, PA (PittsburghNewsWire.com) — The killing of African-American young males is an epidemic. The health and wellness of our communities are at risk. We must find some solutions to stop the violence. Your involvement is needed. Please join Educating Teens about HIV/AIDS, Inc., for Reclaiming Our Youth through Community Connections IX:  “VIOLENCE PREVENTION:  FOCUSING ON THE EARLY YEARS” October 20, 2016 at the University Club located at 123 University Place Pittsburgh, PA 15213.

The Symposium is designed to develop a comprehensive approach to assist this region’s boys and young men in finding paths to safe and productive lives. Your participation will help to highlight the connected issues of various disparities, injustice, violence, education, and drug & alcohol abuse, and move us toward developing solutions. The goals of the Symposium are:

The underlying themes are:

The state of boys and young men impact all of us. Reality and the statistics are telling us that the problems are becoming more severe. It is up to the community to make a difference in the lives of our boys and young men. We must ask ourselves, what can we do to guide our boys to embrace non- violence and avoid risky behaviors?  Registration is still open.

The topics include:
What is the Research Telling Us about Minority Boys and Young Men?
Addressing Health Maintenance and Violence Prevention
Manhood, Self-Esteem, Peer Pressure, and Relationships
Challenges in the lives of Boys and Young Men
How do we impact the early years to guide our boys to prevent violence?

We look forward to your presence, to contribute to finding solutions.  For more information email:
agraham-ellison@educatingteens.org, call 412-973-9524; or Kezia Ellison 412-606-1624.

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