By Gilmore Heath News, 07/15/2024
“…Approximately 17-45% of lesbians affirm having been on the receiving end of domestic violence perpetrated by a lesbian partner. On the other hand, compared to gay relationships, they experience a lower incidence of domestic violence as evidenced by a 26% prevalence rate…”
Read the entire article: https://www.gilmorehealth.com/higher-incidence-of-abuse-in-intimate-relationships-involving-women-compared-to-male-only-partnerships/#google_vignette
By Your Digital Wall, 08/19/2024
“… Award-winning filmmaker Kurtz Frausun has released his latest and most provocative documentary to date, Men Behind Closed Doors: Stories For Survival. This powerful film takes an unflinching look at the lives of men who have endured domestic violence at the hands of women, a topic that remains shrouded in stigma and silence…”
Read the entire article: https://yourdigitalwall.com/2024/08/19/men-behind-closed-doors-stories-for-survival-interviews-with-male-victims-of-domestic-violence/
By Psychology Today, 7/6/24
“…Men are especially vulnerable to assumptions that abuse happens only to women. As a therapist who works with survivors of domestic abuse, I have a lot of experience working with men who have been victimized by their caregivers or partners, yet are shamed and embarrassed about speaking out due to society’s bias that men cannot be victims of violence or abuse. …”
Read the entire article: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/invisible-bruises/202204/when-allegations-of-domestic-violence-are-used-as-a-weapon
By Taunton Daily Gazette, 7/25/24
“…Nearly one in 10 men in the United States has experienced rape, physical violence and/or stalking by a partner, according to the National Domestic Violence Hotline. Taunton Mayor Shaunna O’Connell was arrested Friday after she allegedly bit her husband and attacked him with a crowbar in a domestic dispute. …”
Read the entire article: https://www.tauntongazette.com/story/news/local/2024/07/25/domestic-abuse-male-victims-statistics-reasons-help-resources/74524265007/
By Big Issue, 06/27/2024
“…It took years and enormous courage for Max to leave his abuser – and when he did get out, he found there were limited services to help his family and he feared homelessness and financial crisis…”
Read the entire article: https://www.bigissue.com/news/social-justice/male-survivor-domestic-abuse-survivor-help-for-babys-sake/
By Psychology Today, 06/17/2024
“…As a therapist who works with survivors of domestic abuse, I have a lot of experience working with men who have been victimized by their caregivers or partners, yet are shamed and embarrassed about speaking out due to society’s bias that men cannot be victims of violence or abuse…”
Read the entire article: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/invisible-bruises/202204/when-allegations-of-domestic-violence-are-used-as-a-weapon
By The Sector, 05/26/2024
“…May 28, for example, is LGBTQIA+ Domestic Violence Awareness Day, which was inaugurated in Brisbane in 2020 by the LGBTQ Domestic Violence Awareness Foundation. Recent findings suggest that Domestic Violence, in an LGBTQIA+ context, is more nuanced than in other sections of society…”
Read the entire article: https://thesector.com.au/2024/05/28/lgbtqia-domestic-violence-awareness-day-is-a-great-time-to-reflect-on-inclusion/
By The Sun, 05/31/2024
“…A MAN tormented over his appearance in a horrific campaign of abuse by his controlling girlfriend has slammed her soft sentence. Gareth Jones said he was “disappointed” after Sarah Rigby, 41, avoided jailand believes if she were a man, the outcome would be different…”
Read the entire article: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/28224025/man-abuse-controlling-girlfriend-soft-sentence/
By MSN, 06/07/2024
“…Meanwhile, as of 2022, only 12%opens in a new tab or window of the 3.1 million nurses in the U.S. were men — that’s around 372,000 nurses. In other words, achieving gender parity in nursing could address the shortage multiple times over…”
Read the entire article: https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/domestic-violence-against-men-using-whistle-blowing-to-address-the-stigma/ar-BB1nNwl4
By The Senior, 05/01/2024
“…In the author’s note Mary writes, “I was surprised to learn that sibling abuse is by far the most common form of abuse in the context of family violence and occurs four to five times as frequently as spousal or parental child abuse … there is a societal expectation that we should get along with our brothers and sisters. Be friends for life”…”
Read the entire article: https://www.thesenior.com.au/story/8567626/my-fathers-suitcase-by-mary-garden-looks-at-sibling-abuse/
