By Robert Franklin, Esq. (Fathers and Families)
More married men (2.3 per cent) suffered from partner abuse last year than married women, according to the latest British Crime Survey. Yet help is still much harder to find for men.
See here (The Indepen...
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UK: More Married Men DV Victims Than Married Women
Turkey: No Gender Discrimination Here, Shelters to Open for Abused Men
45 men protected from violence, minister says
By Anatolia News Agency
April/08/2013
Family and Social Policies Minister Fatma Şahin says that 45 men are receiving protection against domestic violence while one of them is using a ‘panic button,’ saying they do not make any gender discrimination
Forty-five men across Turkey are being protected from domestic violence, while one...
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Our male-victimizing myths live on (Canada)
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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Our male-victimizing myths live on (Canada)
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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President Obama: Stop Discrimination Against Male Victims of Domestic Abuse (Survey, USA)
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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Power and control; breaking the cycle of silence « Karen Woodall
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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Male Victims of Domestic Violence
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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Dating violence starts early, UGA researchers say (USA)
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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Dating Violence in Teen Years Can Have Lasting Impact: MedlinePlus
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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Central Victorian man calls for more support for male victims of domestic violence
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" – a new novel about men abused by their wives
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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Invitation to take part in research on battered men
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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Anonymous survey of domestic abuse victims in NSW
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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The forgotten victims of family violence
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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Take a bow, Sir Roger Moore. More men need to share their experience of domestic violence (UK)
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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Male victims of family violence face gap in services and need special consideration: NSW Government report
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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