Earl Silverman was forced to close his shelter for abused men for lack of funds. National Post Twenty years ago Earl Silverman of Calgary, fleeing his home to escape violence from his abusive wife, had no refuge to take shelter in. There were plenty o...
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Earl Silverman was forced to close his shelter for abused men for lack of funds. National Post Twenty years ago Earl Silverman of Calgary, fleeing his home to escape violence from his abusive wife, had no refuge to take shelter in. There were plenty o...
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www.change.org/petitions/president-obama-stop-discrimination-against-male-victims-of-domestic-abuse# It is said that college is supposed to be the best time in life. For me, it was far from that. Shortly before my high school graduation, my mother bega...
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Working in the field of family separation it is never possible to be far away from the problem of domestic violence. Whether it be an issue which is real or alleged or an issue which is under or over reported, family separation and domestic violence ap...
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A great article by Dutton and White in the latest edition of New Male Studies available free online. Abstract Intimate partner violence (IPV) or domestic violence (DV) is often framed as a “woman’s issue” or “violence against wo...
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Nearly one in three middle and high school students who date say their relationships include violence, according to University of Georgia researchers. Girls were more likely to perpetrate violence than boys, but girls were more likely to be the victim...
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Teenagers who experience dating violence could be more likely to get involved in violent relationships and have health problems as young adults, a new study suggests. Researchers analyzed surveys of nearly 6,000 teens across the United States that wer...
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A Central Victorian man is calling for more support to be made available to male victims of domestic violence. Rob, who did not wish to use his full name, contacted the Bendigo Advertiser recently in response to the White Ribbon campaign that was cele...
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Men Cry Alone tells the story of three men who are being abused by their wives. Although written as a novel, the author Philip Paris spent eighteen months researching the subject and during this time interviewed professionals in a wide range of relate...
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www.batteredmensurvey.com I am a PhD student at Louisiana State University, and for my dissertation I am conducting a survey of males over the age of 18 who have previously been or are currently in an abusive relationship. This survey asks questions a...
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The Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) is conducting a survey of domestic abuse victims in NSW to find out why many do not report their abuse to police and/or do not seek the assistance of services for victims of domestic abuse. The senio...
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Each year in Australia 39 men are killed in domestic homicides. Another 43,700 men experience physical assault from a current partner, previous partner, girlfriend, boyfriend or date. “Each night when she came from work I would be tense and nervo...
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The confessional culture has been with us for decades. The most intimate details of celebrities' lives have been smeared over the front pages and relived in interviews and autobiographies, so it should come as no surprise that Sir Roger Moore has opene...
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The NSW Government Legislative Council’s Standing Committee on Social Issues this week released their report on domestic violence trends and issues in NSW: the first ever to acknowledge the existence, needs, barriers to reporting and barriers to ...
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The heartbroken Hobart father of two children believed killed by their mother in murder-suicide in Melbourne will always be haunted by the knowledge he missed out on their final years. Dominic Maher yesterday said he felt let down by a system that had ...
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A mother of four who subjected her 11-year-old daughter to a "bizarre sex education" was jailed for four years yesterday. The 37-year-old Sunshine Coast mother used her mobile phone to create three films showing her raping her youngest child and expos...
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