ADHD and boys, time for a rethink?

A Question of Authority

Alternative Knives Charter

After too many deaths as a result of stabbings the Evening Standard and Daily Mirror were right to start a campaign for action.  However, their recently published charter is too narrow to be effective enough.  Unfortunately we haven't arrived at this level of knife carrying and use overnight, and no quick fix is going to stop the problem; complex problems need complex solutions.

Through our consultations with young people we would suggest the following seven point plan - The Alternative Knives Charter.

Young Fathers Initiative

More information can be found in the YFI press release.

Consulting with Fathers

Working With Men recently carried out consultations with 258 fathers for an inner London Borough.

Consulting is critical for any service, but the process is more difficult if the target group do not come through the door; and of course fathers do not. Those agencies aiming to consult with fathers often find it difficult to know where to target, let alone how to target. This brief paper does not concentrate on the findings of our recent consultations but the process of consulting.

Boys Development Programme

The previously named 'Raising Boys Course' has now been renamed the 'Boys Development Programme'.  Please find further details in our 'Boys Development Programme' section, or download the press release.

Accredited course in Working With Men

Working With Men and the University of Brighton are pleased to announce that we will be delivering a three module programme with a level 3 accreditation

(see note below)

The three modules are:

1. Theories of gender and masculinity;

2. Policy context and what men say;

3. Project planning and programme delivery;

(see attached module descriptions for more detail).

The course is particularly relevant for practitioners who are working with boys and young men, fathers, and men generally in health, education and social services.

The course will start in September 2008 and finish in July 2009.

Download the application form.

LEWISHAM YOUNG FATHERS EXPERIENCE A TASTE OF ACADEMIA

London Charity Working With Men Provides Free University Trip For Young Fathers

10th August 2010. Lewisham. London. Working With Men, a South London based charity focussed on services for marginalised and excluded men and boys, has organised an informative and inspiring day trip to Brunel University. Exclusively for Young Fathers living in Lewisham, the purpose of the trip was to expose the group to the opportunities that higher education could bring in addition to help them build positive relationships, develop enterprising behaviour to be proactive with their life choices and share fatherhood experiences.

WWM are proud to launch our new website. It is designed to give you easy access to all the information you need to know about who we are and what we do; it also now has additional features such as a debate forum, online polls and online purchasing of resources. There are dedicated sections for professionals working with men and boys and information available direct for men and boys.