Men and Young Men

Examples of community and culturally specific interventions:

• Manhood 2.0 is a curriculum developed by Equimundo and the University of Pittsburgh to engage young men ages 15-24 in reflecting on the impacts of harmful gender norms, specifically those surrounding issues such as teen pregnancy prevention, dating violence and sexual assault, and the bullying of LGBTQ+ individuals.
• Michigan Health and Human Services created a section for men’s sexual health called Birth Control for Men.
• A toolkit developed to highlight, encourage, and guide men and masculine folks on issues of male privilege, sexual violence, and consent: Black Masculinity (re)imagined Masculinity, Male, Privilege & Consent.

Examples of policy and structural change:

• Engaging Men in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Including Family Planning
• Preventive Male Sexual and Reproductive Health Care - Recommendations for Clinical Practice

Recommended readings:

• HOLA Intervention for Latino Men Who Have Sex with Men
• Engaging Black men who have sex with men (MSM) in the South in identifying strategies to increase PrEP uptake
• Barriers to the participation of men in reproductive health care: a systematic review and meta-synthesis

Organizations highlight:

• Men's Health Center in La Jolla
• The Men's Clinic at UCLA
• The Partnership for Male Youth
• University of Texas at Austin