Are men victims of domestic violence too? (ABC Local Radio Goulburn Murray)

July 19, 2012
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Are men victims of domestic violence too? (ABC Local Radio Goulburn Murray)

How prevalent is domestic abuse against men? The issue of domestic violence has a higher profile than it once did. Most of the discussion, and virtually all of the funding, centres around violence towards women. But men can be victims of abuse in relat...
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Calgary Police fails one year old girl (Canada)

July 1, 2012
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See below a letter from the Program Coordinator of the Men’s Alternative Safe House in Calgary, Canada, detailing the failings of Police to protect a father and two children from family violence. MASH*4077Men’s Alternative Safe House*403-24...
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New support for family violence victims

June 17, 2012
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See below for some great news for victims of family violence on provisional partner visas. Please note that although the media release refers only to "women" (for gender-political reasons), the law actually applies to all persons regardless of their ge...
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Violence. Coercion. Terror. LOL. (UK)

May 26, 2012
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Violence. Coercion. Terror. LOL. (UK)

If you ever doubted claims about how society reacts to domestic violence against men, here's a small selection of how someTwitter users reacted to unprovoked, coercive domestic violence on a much loved character. There are hundreds like this. Makes you...
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Submission to the NSW Legislative Council’s Domestic violence trends and issues in NSW (Inquiry)

May 22, 2012
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The One in Three Campaign has lodged its submission to the NSW Legislative Council’s Domestic violence trends and issues in NSW (Inquiry). To summarise the main points in the submission: The existence of male victims and female perpetrators need...
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What about the men? White Ribbon, men and violence: a response to Dr Michael Flood by Men’s Health Australia

March 30, 2012
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The White Ribbon Foundation is an organisation that works to prevent male violence towards women – a goal that is extremely worthy and worth supporting. The White Ribbon website states that “all forms of violence are unacceptable,” however in 200...
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ManKind Initiative UK National Conference on male victims of domestic abuse: ‘Men are victims too’, 22 February 2012

February 2, 2012
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With one in six men likely to suffer domestic violence in their lifetime and one in three domestic abuse victims being male, there is a growing need to ensure men and their children receive support in their community from local organisations in the sta...
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Adding Insult to Injury: men as victims of domestic abuse

February 2, 2012
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Adding Insult to Injury: men as victims of domestic abuse

The paper was written by Kimitra Walker for the course ‘PUBH7614 Health Systems’, as part of a Masters of Public Health at University of Queensland, Australia in 2011. It is a very good history and overview of the current situation faced by...
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Participants Needed for Men’s Experience with Partner Aggression Study (USA)

January 8, 2012
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Researchers at Clark University and Bridgewater State University USA are conducting a study on men who experienced aggression from their girlfriends, wives, or female partners. If you are a man between the ages of 18-59 and have experienced aggression ...
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