By WIBM, 02/08/2024
“Ending domestic violence should no longer be framed as a matter of teaching boys and men not to harm women and girls, but rather teaching individuals not to harm individuals. We need to go gender-neutral on this issue, and finally put to rest the idea that domestic violence abusers are invariably male and victims are invariably female…”
Watch video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN6bmzzDPjo
By GMU Public Health, 01/31/2024
“…Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work Denise Hines was the keynote speaker for an FBI event for Domestic Violence Awareness Month (October) dedicated to bringing awareness to male victims of intimate partner violence (IPV), a historically under-recognized population of IPV victims…”
Read the entire article: https://publichealth.gmu.edu/news/2024-01/associate-professor-denise-hines-educates-fbi-personnel-realities-male-victims
By The Leaders, 01/21/2024
“…”Powers of Attorney are often signed by older persons to allow a trusted relative or friend to conduct their financial affairs when they are no longer able. The vast majority carry out these duties in a caring and responsible way but there has been an increase in the number of cases of abuse using these powers.”…”
Read the entire article: https://www.theleader.com.au/story/8488021/strengthening-laws-for-powers-of-attorney-to-prevent-elder-financial-abuse/
By Psychology Today, 11/03/2023
“…Siblings play an important and enduring role in many people’s lives, even into adulthood. Brothers and sisters can be valuable sources of support and companionship, but what about those whose sibling relationships are more fraught?…”
Read the entire article: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-science-of-siblings/202311/the-long-term-impact-of-sibling-aggression-on-adults
By Psychology Today, 12/05/2023
“…Domestic violence happens at any age and in both heterosexual and same-sex relationships. It’s driven by the behavior of one intimate partner to achieve control over their significant other…”
Read the entire article: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mind-games/202312/domestic-violence-some-us-states-residents-at-higher-risk
By News Nation, 01/15/2024
“…The family of Christian Obumseli, who was the boyfriend of an online model accused of fatally stabbing him, wants to raise domestic violence awareness for men who are victims…”
Read the entire article: https://www.newsnationnow.com/banfield/family-of-man-killed-by-model-men-also-domestic-violence-victims/
By The Star, 01/26/2024
“…“When a women is verbally abused (eg shouted at) by their spouse, it is easily recognised as domestic violence. But for men, the awareness isn’t there yet and it takes time to develop this awareness. Even for women, it took such a long time. Feminism started in the 70s, it took 50 years to educate women on what gender-based violence is,” says Ng…”
Read the entire article: https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/family/2024/01/26/men-who-experience-domestic-violence-often-suffer-in-silence
By Wallet Hub, 12/13/2023
“…WalletHub is raising awareness of this critical issue by comparing the 50 states and the District of Columbia based on 16 key indicators of elder abuse protection in 3 overall categories…”
Read the entire article: https://wallethub.com/edu/states-with-best-elder-abuse-protection/28754
By Psychology Today, 12/07/2023
“…Sibling maltreatment is the most common form of domestic abuse in Western society—more common than either domestic partner or child abuse, according to Professor Mark Kiselica of Cabrini University in Radnor, Pennsylvania. Kiselica reports that sibling victimization, which he calls “the forgotten abuse,” is three times more common than school bullying, and it often leads to estrangement in adulthood…”
Read the entire article: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/brothers-sisters-strangers/202312/is-it-sibling-rivalry-or-sibling-abuse
By Those Nerdy Girls, 10/30/2023
“…While IPV in the LGBTQ+ community is more likely and more complex, it is often ignored and underreported. A major reason is that the tools that assess IPV are based on cisgender, heterosexual people. Identifying IPV among lesbian partners is often missed because of the assumption that women are not violent…”
Read the entire article: https://thosenerdygirls.org/ipv-and-the-lgbtq-community/
