Well-being for Black Men and Boys: It’s About ‘Thriving, Not Just Surviving’
As part of a Brookings Institution project, CCP worked with Baltimore community to uncover complicated truths around connection, healing and growth.
As part of a Brookings Institution project, CCP worked with Baltimore community to uncover complicated truths around connection, healing and growth.

IYAFP, which advocates for young people’s comprehensive sexual and reproductive health, rights and justice, stepped in to lead the group.
CCP has resumed its work leading social and behavior change interventions designed to combat poverty and malnutrition in the country.
The Planning Secretariat, co-led by CCP, is accepting abstract submissions on the theme of “The Power of Connection” until Oct. 3, 2025.
A CCP-led campaign with the Baltimore City Health Department urges new moms and dads to know if they have syphilis and to seek treatment before the baby comes.
CCP resumed publication of GHSP, affirming its commitment to maintaining the open-access journal which was forced to cease operations after the dismantling of USAID.
CCP steered social science research for the five-year project, which is led by the University of Notre Dame, to help build evidence base for repellent recommendation.
A new social and behavior change strategy, messages, and other communication tools will guide health workers and households to manage impacts.

“When we engage men … as partners who care deeply about the health and well-being of their families, we create opportunities for real change,” says one co-author.
In focusing primarily on individuals and their roles to spur behavior change, programs may ignore the need for structural changes, including the underlying social, economic, and political causes of health inequities.
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