Media Alert
For Thursday, December 11, 2025
Contact: lisa@prsolutionsdc.com, 202-371-1997
Experts to Discuss Strategies Showing Promise to
Improve Young Men’s Mental Health
The evidence is everywhere: Many boys and young men in the United States are struggling. Compared to previous generations, they have fewer friendships and weaker ties to family and community. Their growing isolation is fueling depression, disengagement, and – for some – violence.
But there are strategies that help. Futures Without Violence has been working with boys and men for decades to improve their mental health and promote healthy connections by building teams of everyday people who can expand what mental health support for young men looks like and who provides it.
A panel of experts will hold an online briefing Thursday to discuss what we’ve learned and what’s working:
Thursday, December 11 at 3 pm ET
With
Dr. Elizabeth Miller, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Bernie Colbert, Coaching Boys Into Men program, Pittsburgh Action Against Rape
Olando Dulin, Coaching Boys Into Men program, Steel Valley School District, Pennsylvania
Jesse Mahler, Futures Without Violence
Brian O’Connor, Futures Without Violence
The briefing is open to media. Register here.
More information on Coaching Boys Into Men is here. Information on Team: Changing Minds, a national mental health response network, is here.
Reporters can contact lisa@prsolutionsdc.com to request a recording of the briefing.
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ABOUT FUTURES WITHOUT VIOLENCE:
For more than 35 years, FUTURES has been providing groundbreaking programs, policies and campaigns that empower individuals and organizations working to end violence against women and children around the world. Striving to reach new audiences and transform social norms, FUTURES trains professionals such as doctors, nurses, judges and athletic coaches on improving responses to violence and abuse. FUTURES also works with advocates, policymakers and others to build sustainable community leadership and educate people everywhere about the importance of respect and healthy relationships. More information is available at www.futureswithoutviolence.org
