You may have seen the campaign against domestic violence running on Australian television. These ads are part of a $30 million federal campaign designed ‘to help break the cycle of violence against women and their children’. Curiously, it ...
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In October 2015, the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) released its Experiences of Separated Parents Study - part of its evaluation of the 2012 family violence amendments by the Federal Government.
The study examined the experiences of two...
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A suicide can leave an empty space that hurts a family for generations, in addition to the tragedy of the life lost. But there are actions we can take to reduce suicide and you can help put them into action.
The Australian Men’s Health Forum is ...
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The first time Nick’s* wife punched him in the face was because he hadn’t cleaned the bathtub properly.
“At the time I felt that it was my job to fix it,” Nick says, “the male mentality is often that you fix things.”...
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Despite three decades of adverse statistics, male health policy or rather the lack of it, continues to fail the Australian male
Research continues to demonstrate a disproportionate gender differential in death and illness for males in Australia
The Na...
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About the Behind Closed Doors campaign
Statistically one in four women and one in six men suffer from domestic abuse, and within these abusive relationships a vast percentage are non-violent. These relationships operate on the premise of take take tak...
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