The Boy Crisis: Why Our Boys Are Struggling And... May 2026

The authors define "The Boy Crisis" as a convergence of several alarming trends:

While suicide rates for boys and girls are similar before age 15, they diverge sharply in young adulthood; men aged 20–24 commit suicide at five to six times the rate of women in the same age group. ADHD diagnoses and video game addictions are also on the rise among boys. The Boy Crisis: Why Our Boys Are Struggling and...

The authors identify the lack of engaged fathers as the single greatest predictor of the boy crisis. "Dad-deprived" boys are more likely to drop out of school, abuse drugs, and end up incarcerated. The authors define "The Boy Crisis" as a

Farrell argues that cultural messages often label masculinity as "toxic" without providing a positive alternative. they diverge sharply in young adulthood