R. DEVIN BEVERLY, Ph.D., HEALTH AND FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGIST AND MEN'S ISSUES THOUGHT LEADER TO SPEAK AT MEN AND BOYS OF COLOR GLOBAL COMMUNITY EMOTIONAL HEALTH 1/24/2016 TELEPCONFERENCE

 

CONTACT: 

R. Devin Beverly, Ph.D.

Telephone: 757-239-0805

E-Mail:  dr.r.devinbeverly101@gmail.com
 

  

           RICHMOND, VA (USA) – 20 January 2016 --     How does racism, lack of real life options, poverty, lack of equal access to physical and mental health resources and support services, unemployment, and mass incarceration impact on the emotional health of Men and Boys of Color?   Are the unique challenges that Men and Boys of Color face robbing them of their emotional freedom?  Do Men and Boys of Color need a safe haven to freely express their wide range of emotions – particularly, the natural reaction to emotional and physical distress?   R. Devin Beverly, Ph.D., health and forensic psychologist and Men’s Issues Thought Leader, will weigh in on these and other questions as a featured speaker at the “Men And Boys Of Color Global Community Emotional Health” Teleconference scheduled for Sunday, 24 January 2016 at 10:00 A.M. (USA – New York Time) and 3:00 P.M. (USA – New York Time).   The teleconference call dial-in number is  712-775-7031 and the access code is: 803 828.  

            Dr. Beverly is moving the African American community to rethink how it is raising its Sons, healing their deep emotional wounds, and dissipating their anger through a groundbreaking DVD entitled, “Angry Black Males:  The Misunderstood Population”.  At the same time, Dr. Beverly is working to move the world to rethink how it can improve the manner in which it can positively interact with Men and Boys of Color and to understand why it is necessary.   Dr. Beverly’s work which was prominently featured in the Spring  2014 issue of IN SEARCH OF FATHERHOOD®, an international quarterly Fatherhood and Men’s Issues Journal, has been heralded as one of the key “pieces of the puzzle” to keeping not just African American boys and young adolescent males – but all of our Sons --  out of the “school-to-prison pipeline”.  A mental and behavioral health professional whose professional services encompasses, among other things, clinical leadership, consultation, organizational analysis, and interagency relations, Dr. Beverly deals with violence, alcoholism and other forms of chemical dependence, re-entry and other correctional programming, forensic psychology, and anti-social conduct.

        The “Men And Boys Of Color Global Community Emotional Health” Teleconference is being convened in observance of “January 2016: Men And Boys Emotional Freedom Month” which is the brainchild of the USA International Men’s Day Team in response to the alarmingly rising suicide rates for Men and Boys and in alignment with the theme for 2016 International Men’s Day  -- “Talk About Male Suicide”..   “January 2016:  Men And Boys Emotional Freedom Month” calls attention to, among other things, the need for the creation of safe havens for Men and Boys to freely express their wide range of emotions  and greater and equal access to mental health resources and support for services for our sons, fathers, husbands, grandfathers, great grandfathers, uncles, fiancées, brothers, cousins, nephews, co-workers, and neighbors. 

GLOBAL PARENTING NETWORK CEO MR. GREGORY JOHNSON TO MODERATE "MEN AND BOYS OF COLOR GLOBAL COMMUNITY HEALTH 1/24/2016 TELECONFERENCE

 

P R E S S    R E L E A S E

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:  

MR. GREGORY JOHNSON

CEO – GLOBAL PARENTING NETWORK

President's Volunteer Service Award

OHIO (USA) REGIONAL COORDINATOR – INTERNATIONAL MEN’S DAY

Ohio (USA) Affiliate - Attachment Parenting International \

Ohio (USA) Affiliate - Fathers and Families Coalition of America

E-Mail:  gpnetwork@live.com

Phone: 803-218-0164

           CLEVELAND, OHIO (USA) – 19 JANUARY 2016 --     How does racism, lack of real life options, poverty, lack of equal access to physical and mental health resources and support services, unemployment, and mass incarceration impact on the emotional health of Men and Boys of Color?   Are the unique challenges that Men and Boys of Color face robbing them of their emotional freedom?  Do Men and Boys of Color need a safe haven to freely express their wide range of emotions – particularly, the natural reaction to emotional and physical distress?   MR. GREGORY JOHNSON, CEO of Global Parenting Network, member of the American Psychology Association, Executive Manager, publisher, public speaker, researcher, leadership and executive coach, organizational development specialist and the Ohio (USA) Regional Coordinator for 2016 International Men’s Day, will moderate the “Men And Boys Of Color Global Community Emotional Health” Teleconference scheduled for Sunday, 24 January 2016 at 10:00 A.M. (USA – New York Time) and 3:00 P.M. (USA – New York Time).   The teleconference call dial-in number is  712-775-7031 and the access code is: 803 828.   

           MR. GREGORY JOHNSON is one of the more active advocates for Fatherhood in the United States.  He is associated with domestic and international Fatherhood organizations and networks that share information and further the important mission of Fatherhood and the responsibilities to children and families.  In 2000, MR. JOHNSON  and his late wife, DR. THERESA MEJIA-JOHNSON formed a non-profit titled I Am A Dream for the express purpose of providing Fatherhood and Family information through workshops, newsletters, public speaking and networking throughout numerous communities in the United States and the World.  MR. JOHNSON and his late wife also launched a publishing venture – a bimonthly parenting magazine for Fathers called Fathers Perspective.  He has spoken and written on the subject of Fatherhood in many locations throughout the United States, including Phoenix, Albuquerque, Washington, D.C., West Palm Beach, Denver, Orlando, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Columbus, Cleveland and others.                           

                              

          Currently, MR. JOHNSON serves as the Principal Partner and Chief Executive Officer of the Concentric Leadership Institute and is the former President and Chief Officer of the Pinellas County Urban League in St. Petersburg, Florida and former Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Urban League of Greater Cleveland in Cleveland, Ohio.  In addition, he has had a successful career in the health care industry which has spanned nearly 20 years in various professional capacities such as Vice President of Mercy Hospitals, Administrator of Rheumatic & Immunologic Disease at Cleveland Clinic and Manager of Business Operations for Hanna Pavilion of University Hospitals of Cleveland.  He has also served as the State Director of the March of Dimes in Ohio.

        The “Men And Boys Of Color Global Community Emotional Health” Teleconference is being convened in observance of “January 2016: Men And Boys Emotional Freedom Month” which is the brainchild of the USA International Men’s Day Team in response to the alarmingly rising suicide rates for Men and Boys and in alignment with the theme for 2016 International Men’s Day  -- “Talk About Male Suicide”.   “January 2016:  Men And Boys Emotional Freedom Month” calls attention to, among other things, the need for the creation of safe havens for Men and Boys to freely express their wide range of emotions  and greater and equal access to mental health resources and support for services for our sons, fathers, husbands, grandfathers, great grandfathers, uncles, fiancées, brothers, cousins, nephews, co-workers, and neighbors.  

MEN AND BOYS OF COLOR EMOTIONAL FREEDOM MONTH GLOBAL FORUM - 24 JANUARY 2016 AT 10:00 AM AND 3:00 PM (USA - NEW YORK TIME)

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HOW DOES NEGATIVE STEREOTYPING, VIOLENCE, LACK OF REAL LIFE OPTIONS,

POVERTY, AND MASS INCARCERATION IMPACT ON THE EMOTIONAL HEALTH  OF

MEN AND BOYS OF COLOR?

 

WHAT DOES "EMOTIONAL FREEDOM" MEAN TO MEN AND BOYS OF COLOR?

 

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN AN

 EMOTIONAL FREEDOM MONTH GLOBAL FORUM

FOR MEN AND BOYS OF COLOR

SUNDAY, 24 JANUARY 2016  TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL

10:00 AM (USA – NEW YORK TIME) AND 3:00 PM (USA – NEW YORK TIME)

 TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL NUMBER:  712-775-7031

ACCESS CODE 803 828

2016 INTERNATIONAL MEN'S DAY: TALK ABOUT MALE SUICIDE

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          BRIGHTON, UNITED KINGDOM – 11JANUARY  2016   - This year International Men’s Day, which is held on Saturday 19th November 2016, coincides with International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day.  To help the world mark these two observance days, we are inviting men and women all over the world to join us in adopting the official International Men’s Day Theme for 2015:  “Talk About Male Suicide”.

 

 

The “Talk About Male Suicide” theme highlights the fact that more than 800,000 people die from suicide every year and that in over 99% of countries, the majority of people who take their own lives are men and boys.

 

 

 Every 40 seconds someone dies from suicide.

 

 

In the United Kingdom, for example, men are nearly four times more likely to kill themselves with 13 men dying from suicide every day.

 

 

In the United States, approximately 42,773 Americans committed suicide --- 77%  of these suicides were committed by Men.

 

 

In Trinidad and Tobago, the suicide rate is higher than the global average with Men accounting for 76% suicides in that nation (http://www.guardian.co.tt/news/2014-09--10/tt-suicide-rates-higher-regional-global-averges%ES%80%94who)

 

 

 

International Men’s Day invites all people, all over the globe, to use 19th November 2016 to start a national conversation about male suicide in your country.

 

 

Why are our sons, brothers, fathers, uncles, grandfathers, husbands, partners, male friends and family members, more likely to take their own lives? What causes men and boys to kill themselves? What can we do collectively to reduce the number of men and boy who die every year form suicide?  We can only begin to find answers to these questions if we “Talk About Male Suicide”.

 

 

International Men’s Day recognizes that there are a broad variety of laws, values and viewpoints around the world that affect different men, in different countries in different ways. There is also a diversity of opinions about those laws, values and viewpoints which are held by the many different men, women, girls and boys throughout the world.

 

 

International Men’s Day encourages people to listen respectfully to a diversity of viewpoints as we encourage the world to “Talk About Male Suicide” on 19th November 2016.

 

 

As a day of observance we place our focus on that which unites humanity- giving everyone who wants to celebrate International Men’s Day the opportunity to help work towards our shared objectives which we apply equally to men and boys irrespective of their age, ability, social background, ethnicity, sexuality, gender identity, religious belief and relationship status.

 

Those objectives are:

 

• To promote positive male role models; not just movie stars and sports men but everyday, working class men who are living decent, honest lives.

 

• To celebrate men’s positive contributions; to society, community, family, marriage, child care, and to the environment

 

• To focus on men’s health and wellbeing; social, emotional, physical and spiritual

 

• To highlight discrimination against males; in areas of social services, social attitudes and expectations, and law

 

• To improve gender relations and promote gender equality

 

• To create a safer, better world, where all people can grow and reach their full potential.

 

 

Finding new, innovative and effective ways to engage every individual and organisation in the world in a conversation about male suicide is just one way people can further the objectives of International Men’s Day in 2016.

 

 

International Men’s Day welcomes everyone who is willing to “Talk About Male Suicide” and listen respectfully to what people with a diversity of viewpoints have to say on the subject, to join us in marking the day on 19th November 2016.

 

 

In particular we invite people to listen respectfully to the voices of men with lived experience of male suicide and those bereaved or affected by the loss of male suicide as they “Talk About Male Suicide” on International Men’s Day.

 

IS "MEN AND BOYS EMOTIONAL FREEDOM MONTH" NECESSARY?

January 2016 has been designated as "Men and Boys Emotional Freedom Month".  Now, some may ask, is a "Men and Boys Emotional Freedom Month" necessary? 


Well, let's see....


On Tuesday, 5 January 2016, United States President, The Honorable Barack H. Obama held a press conference at the White House during which he gave a very emotional speech on gun violence in America.  The press conference is a prelude to a Town Hall Meeting he is scheduled to conduct on gun violence in the United States during the evening of Thursday, 7 January 2016.  So, what did the American media have to say about the President's speech on gun violence?  Here a few samples:


CNN.COM - President Obama Sheds Tears During Gun Speech

THE WASHINGTON POST - President Obama Cried In Public Today

TIME MAGAZINE - Why Obama Cries Over Gun Control

U.S NEWS & WORLD REPORT - President Obama Cries During Gun Control Speech

WHOLE SOULS

                Each of the 8.1 billion souls who occupy this space and place we know as Planet Earth emerged from the womb as “whole souls” imbued with an innate sense of balance.  What are “whole souls”?   “Whole souls” have a full range of emotions.  “Whole souls” spontaneously laugh when they are amused, cry when they are in emotional or physical distress, sing when they are happy, soak up knowledge like a sponge, and have an insatiable curiosity about every one and every thing.   “Whole souls” are spontaneous, empathetic, compassionate, and resilient beings.  At some point during the journey from childhood to adulthood, the Adults of the World decide that Our Sons and Our Daughters must be socialized differently.    By the time our spontaneous, empathetic, compassionate, and resilient Sons reach the age of four or five, they are told that they cannot exercise the full range of their emotions.  They must “toughen up” and “act like a man”.  Our Sons are, for the most part, groomed to be warriors, protectors, and providers.  In and of itself, that is not a bad thing.  They are given a “Code of Conduct”  -- a “Man Code” that they are compelled to adhere to throughout their existence.  While this “Man Code” provides Our Sons with an array of skills for their future roles as warriors, protectors, and providers, it also helps to throw them “out of balance” spiritually, emotionally, and psychologically.  The state of being “out of balance” for Men and Boys reverberates throughout our universe.  It affects every one and every thing directly and indirectly connected to them.   If you don’t think so, just look around at what is going on in our communities and our world.  Could this “Man Code” play a role in the rising suicide rates among Men and Boys and the high incidence of prostate cancer, colon cancer, strokes, diabetes, Alzheimer’s Disease, and hypertension in Men?  Does the “Man Code” that is thrust upon Our Sons during their journey from childhood to manhood influence the manner in which women, in particular, and society, in general, interact with and perceive them when they become Men?   Robbed of their “wholeness”, Our Sons mature into Men who are perceived to be emotionally disengaged   It is one of many misperceptions about Men that is subliminally conveyed through films, television, and popular literature.  The truth of the matter is that Men and Boys are just as fragile—physically, spiritually, emotionally, and psychologically -- as Women and Girls.  

        Shouldn’t our sons, fathers, husbands, grandfathers, great grandfathers, uncles, brothers, nephews, cousins, fiancées, co-workers, and neighbors have the best of both worlds? What if they were allowed to be the spontaneous, resilient, empathetic, and compassionate souls they were when they emerged from the womb as they utilize the tools that prepare them to assume the roles of warriors, protectors, and providers?  Would this restore the innate sense of balance they were imbued with when they emerged from the womb as “whole souls”?  Would this help to restore balance within our families, our communities, and our world?

        

          Effective warriors, providers, and protectors are “whole souls”.  The “journey to wholeness” for our sons, fathers, husbands, grandfathers, great grandfathers, uncles, brothers, nephews, cousins, fiancées, co-workers, and neighbors is a shared responsibility.  To that end, the USA International Men’s Day Team, supporters of International Men’s Day, and Fatherhood and Men’s Issues Thought Leaders have designated the month of January 2016 as “Emotional Freedom for Men and Boys Month”.   It is a move to encourage individuals, organizations, and institutions to work together to help create safe havens for Men and Boys to freely express their emotions without fear of violating the “Man Code” or having their masculinity called into question.  At the same time, the mental health issues of Men and Boys will be explored – early detection of symptoms of depression in Men and Boys; eradicating the stigma of mental illness for Men and Boys; preventive mental health care; viewing violence as a mental health issue; creating more mental health resources and support services for Men and Boys; and providing greater and equal access to mental health resources and support services for Men and Boys.    During January 2016  -- “Emotional Freedom for Men and Boys Month”--, anger management training to help boys and young adolescent males deal with anger, rejection, and self-esteem  and body image issues will also be examined.

 

          Let's work together with all deliberate speed to help Men and Boys become the "whole souls" they once were.

 Rethink!  Rebuild!  Renew!

MEN AND BOYS EMOTIONAL FREEDOM MONTH: JANUARY 2016

Let’s create a space and place for our sons, husbands, fiancées, fathers, grandfathers, uncles, brothers, cousins, and nephews – the Men in our lives – where can they cry, shout, laugh, and articulate their emotional pain without fear of having their manhood called into question.

 In January 2016, let’s begin to work together to give Men and Boys throughout our global village the emotional freedom they need.