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A significant development for the Centre in 2006, in the form of a 141,000 grant from the Department of Education (Northern Ireland) and the Department of Justice (Northern Ireland), enabled us to undertake a longitudinal study to examine concerns about boys’ academic attainment in school and wider concerns about the health and well-being of boys and increases in local suicide rates amongst young men.
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Harland, K., McCready, S. (2015). Taking Boys Seriously (2006–2012): A Longitudinal Study. In: Boys, Young Men and Violence. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137297358_3
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