Abstract
Differential health outcomes, including mortality, are evident between men and women worldwide; however, boys (particularly racial/ethnic minorities and socioeconomically disadvantaged groups) have significantly poorer health in the United States (Bharmal, Tseng, Kaplan, & Wong, 2012; Williams, 2003). Given the development of variables that impact health disparities (i.e., help seeking, stigma, gender roles) that occur in boys, it is vital to understand these dynamics. It is also important to understand the context of systemic barriers such as access to and quality of health care that may lead to health disparities for boys and men.