1. Real Men Wear Pink! Susan James-Andrews MS, CAC President: James-Andrews & Associates CHALLENGES www.susanjamesandrews.com sjamand@comcast.net

2. Real Men Wear Belts TJ 2012©  Real men are not defined By size; strength or physical ability But they are recognized By their compassion, tolerance and humility”

3. Why the Title? What are the issues?

4. Prisons - Billion dollar business _ Racial disparity – DMC/DMI Not working $$$$$$$$$

5. It’s Not always good to be number 1 # 1 ?

6. Real Men “Man is the individual who is able to shape his own character, master his own will, direct his own life, and shape his own ends.” Marcus Garvey There is nothing ordinary about a real man!

7. Boys Masquerading as Men ‘A male is a biological creature; a boy is a creature in transition, and a man is” Na’im Akbar, PhD

8. 8 Crisis

9. Pew report  One in 100 in prison (2008)  One in 26 under correctional supervision- Louisiana (2009)  1 in 9 Black men under supervision in some States

10. Justice Reinvestment Initiative

11. What’s wrong with this? Money? $$$$$ PRISONS $18.65 billion $$ Amount to probation and parole 2.52 billion Guaranteed work Big Business Prisons P&P

12. Crisis In America  Your Perspective

13. Crisis in America  Increase in single parent homes  Interviews with boys and men in detentions and prison indicate a limited amount of contact with positive male role models

14. SAMHSA  Health:  Home:  Purpose  Community

15. Guiding Principles of Recovery  Recovery emerges from hope  Recovery is holistic Recovery is supported by peers and allies  Recovery is supported through relationships Real men aren’t afraid to listen

16. Recovery Involves Involves individual, individual, family, family, What else? What else?  SAMHSA

17. The Issues Women/Girls Trauma- wounded boys- heroic men Stereotypes Faith Work Mentors

18. Women  Sister to sister  Women as counselors  Women  Single mother syndrome- don’t believe the hype  Overprotective  Other issues?

19. Area’s to address in a gender responsive for boys/men Faith Faith Fatherhood Fatherhood Abuse- Abuse- Risk- Risk-

20. Long term Impact  Video goes here”

21. Arrested Development: Boys to ? Stereo vs Books Stereo vs Books Basketball vs. library Basketball vs. library

22. The Mask  Masculinitydefined:   Masculinity:   Your definition   Manly:

23. Challenges  Difficult for males to feel like men because of the definition of masculinity  Intelligence  Creative

24. Criminal Justice System  Filled with men who really don’t even know what it means to be a man”- ?

25. Drug Court  What’s different?  What have you put in place to do things differently?  Incentives and Sanctions  Self

26. Treatment  Circles of recovery-  Gender responsive services-

27. Drug Court Research Are researchers culturally competent Are researchers culturally competent What type of research – qualitative-quantitative What type of research – qualitative-quantitative

28. Drug Court Evidence based practices Where’s the research Where’s the research What population has the information been normed on What population has the information been normed on

29. Promising Practices H.E.A.T. ©  Habilitation Empowerment Empowerment Accountability Therapy Therapy Copyright © Guy A. Wheeler and Darryl Turpin- Pinwheel Group LLC.

30.  I am an invisible man. I am a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fiber and liquids – and ….. Invisible Man Ralph Ellison Real men are not invisible

31. Real men Wear Belts  Real men:  Wear belts!  Innovative  Don’t hit  Your perspective

32. Real Men Wear Pink! Susan James-Andrews MS, CAC President: James-Andrews & Associates CHALLENGES www.susanjamesandrews.com sjamand@comcast.net 804-721-7214