{"id":2469117,"date":"2025-07-31T12:19:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T16:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-issues-executive-order-on-men-and-boys-mental-health-crisis\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T12:21:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T16:21:13","slug":"newsom-issues-executive-order-on-men-and-boys-mental-health-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-issues-executive-order-on-men-and-boys-mental-health-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsom issues executive order on men and boys mental health crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnewsom-issues-executive-order-on-men-and-boys-mental-health-crisis%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2469117&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>California Governor Gavin Newsom has issued an executive order to address the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/9-year-old-girl-pepper-sprayed-during-interaction-with-rochester-police\/\" title=\"9-Year-Old Girl Pepper Sprayed During Interaction With Rochester Police\">mental health crisis<\/a> affecting young men and boys in the state. The initiative responds to data showing that men aged 15 to 44 in california die by suicide at three to four times the rate of women, often using firearms. Suicide remains one of the top five leading causes of death nationally for people aged 10 to 44.Newsom highlighted that many young men suffer in silence and feel disconnected from community and opportunities.The order directs the California Health and Human Services Agency to develop plans targeting gender disparities in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplish...ts \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">mental health services<\/a>, promote education and employment initiatives, and address the shortage of male role models. It includes a $20 million investment in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-rolls-out-plan-to-alleviate-trucker-shortage\/\" title=\"Biden Administration Rolls Out Plan To Alleviate Trucker Shortage\">apprenticeship training programs<\/a>. The effort also appears linked to political concerns as younger men have recently shifted toward the Republican party, with Newsom engaging with platforms popular among young men, such as podcasts, to reach this demographic. The initiative aims to show young men thay matter and provide pathways toward purpose, dignity, and connection.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Newsom orders statewide effort to combat men and boys mental health crisis<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2191072\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gavin-newsom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Gov. Gavin Newsom<\/a> (D-CA) issued an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/executive-orders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">executive order<\/a> Wednesday aimed at fighting the mental health crisis among young men and boys in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">California.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Newsom&rsquo;s office said men aged 15&ndash;44 in California&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdph.ca.gov\/Programs\/CCDPHP\/DCDIC\/SACB\/CDPH%20Document%20Library\/CA%20Violent%20Death%20Reporting%20System%20(CalVDRS)\/CalVDRS_Suicide_Fact-Sheet_2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">die by suicide at three to four times<\/a>&nbsp;the rate of women, often via firearms. Nationwide, <a href=\"https:\/\/wisqars.cdc.gov\/lcd\/?o=LCD&amp;y1=2022&amp;y2=2022&amp;ct=12&amp;cc=ALL&amp;g=00&amp;s=0&amp;r=0&amp;ry=3&amp;e=0&amp;ar=lcd1age&amp;at=groups&amp;ag=lcd1age&amp;a1=0&amp;a2=199\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">suicide landed in the top <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wisqars.cdc.gov\/lcd\/?o=LCD&amp;y1=2022&amp;y2=2022&amp;ct=12&amp;cc=ALL&amp;g=00&amp;s=0&amp;r=0&amp;ry=3&amp;e=0&amp;ar=lcd1age&amp;at=groups&amp;ag=lcd1age&amp;a1=0&amp;a2=199\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"five\">five<\/a> leading causes of death for those of any gender aged 10 to 44 in 2022.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3487365\/c-span-adds-ceasefire-to-non-partisan-lineup\/\">C-SPAN adds CeaseFire to non-partisan lineup<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3487192\/john-brennan-james-clapper-reject-tulsi-gabbard-findings-russiagate\/\">Brennan and Clapper reject Gabbard&#8217;s findings on Russiagate: &#8216;Rewrite history&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3487303\/declassified-durham-annex-clinton-plan-trump-russia-hoax\/\">Declassified Durham annex reveals FBI ignored evidence of a Clinton plan to create Russia hoax<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Too many young men and boys are suffering in silence &mdash; disconnected from community, opportunity, and even their own families,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ca.gov\/2025\/07\/30\/governor-newsom-issues-executive-order-to-support-young-men-and-boys-address-suicide-rates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Newsom said in a statement.<\/a> &ldquo;This action is about turning that around. It&rsquo;s about showing every young man that he matters and there&rsquo;s a path for him of purpose, dignity, work, and real connection.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The order directs the California Health and Human Services Agency&nbsp;to develop a plan to address the suicide crisis and &ldquo;to examine existing data on gender disparities to identify any gaps in service delivery and assess potential changes to address disparities.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It also attempts to promote initiatives to help young men and boys with education and employment as well as address the &ldquo;lack of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >male role models&#038;rdquo<\/a>; to young men and boys. $20 million freshly awarded through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dir.ca.gov\/DAS\/Grants\/CAC-Training-Funds.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">California Apprenticeship Council (CAC) Training Funds<\/a> will go to apprenticeship training in the state.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom&rsquo;s efforts come after men under 50 swung to the Republican party in the 2024 election. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/politics\/2025\/06\/26\/voting-patterns-in-the-2024-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">A Pew Research survey<\/a> found that men 18 to 49 shifted to Trump by 11 points, favoring him by a single point over former Vice President Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats like Newsom have been trying to get young men back in the fold since. One way has been to flock to outlets that young men favor, like podcasts. Young males favored podcasts like <em>The<\/em> <em>Joe Rogan Experience<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom released an episode on his podcast, which has many male guests ranging from MAGA figures to Democrats, with Richard Reeves, the founder and president of the American Institute for Boys and Men.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If you tune into the podcast, you may have noticed a theme &mdash; a theme that continues to emerge around men and boys,&rdquo; Newsom said. &ldquo;What is going on with our men and boys? Increasingly isolated, increasingly feeling disengaged, disconnected, depressed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The California governor is a potential 2028 presidential candidate and could be hoping he can turn the party&rsquo;s fortunes around with men. Many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/06\/03\/democrats-young-men-study-00384370\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">accused the Democratic Party<\/a> of not caring about young men.<\/p>\n<p>A Democratic-funded review of young men showed they believe &ldquo;neither party has our back.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3482912\/gavin-newsom-california-options-respond-red-state-redistricting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">NEWSOM WEIGHS CALIFORNIA&rsquo;S OPTIONS TO RESPOND TO RED STATE REDISTRICTING<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Young men viewed &ldquo;the Democratic Party as overly-scripted and cautious, while Republicans are seen as confident and unafraid to offend,&rdquo; a Politico report on the review said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Democrats are seen as weak, whereas Republicans are seen as strong,&rdquo; Ilyse Hogue, a co-founder of the Speaking with American Men project, said. &ldquo;Young men also spoke of being invisible to the Democratic coalition, and so you&rsquo;ve got this weak problem and then you&rsquo;ve got this, &lsquo;I don&rsquo;t think they care about me&rsquo; problem, and I think the combination is kind of a killer.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2191072\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2191072\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newsom launches statewide plan to tackle mental health crisis in young men and boys<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2469118,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/newsom-g.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32911,32576,60336,35390,3678],"class_list":["post-2469117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-executive-order","tag-health-crisis","tag-men-and-boys","tag-mental-health","tag-newsom"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/newsom-g.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2469117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2469117"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2469117\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2469121,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2469117\/revisions\/2469121"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2469118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2469117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2469117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2469117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}