Men also domestic violence victims: Family of man killed by model

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…”


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Men who experience domestic violence often suffer in silence

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…”


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The Fine Line Between Sibling Rivalry and Abuse

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…”


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How does Intimate Partner Violence affect the LGBTQ+ community?

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…”


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For a male sexual assault survivor, justice won in court does not equal healing

By Independent, 12/01/2023

“…As many as 95% of male sexual violations go unreported, according to research cited in a review of scientific literature about male victims of sexual assault, published in April in the journal Behavioral Sciences. Four of five men who reported assaults regretted doing so, saying that police were often unsympathetic and disinterested and that the process just added more trauma…”


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Well-known Philadelphia family raise awareness for male victims of domestic violence after son’s murder

By Fox 29, 11/30/2023


“…A well-known Philadelphia family is grieving the loss of their 20-year-old loved one, and choosing to use what happened to him to help others suffering in silence as victims of domestic violence…”


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A closer look: Domestic violence in the LGBTQ+ community

By WSAV, 10/27/2023


“…Over half of people in the LGBTQIA+ community will experience domestic violence in their lifetime, according to Donovan Edward, the vice chair of the Board of Directors for First City Pride Center in Savannah….”


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About 1 in 6 older Australians experiences elder abuse. Here are the reasons they don’t get help

By The Conversation, 11/09/2023


“…Each year, many older Australians experience abuse, neglect or financial exploitation, usually at the hands of their adult children or other close relatives…”


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When Does Sibling Fighting Become Harmful?

By Psychology Today, 09/11/2023


“…Currently, society’s notions of typical sibling behaviors include a vague and wide range of behaviors, leaving parents and practitioners often confused about whether behaviors between brothers and sisters have gone too far. As a result, harmful sibling behaviors, even abuse, often go unrecognized and are commonly dismissed as sibling rivalry…”


Read the entire article: https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/the-science-of-siblings/202309/when-does-sibling-fighting-become-harmful

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