"Man Up" campaign by SafeIreland

py2006 wrote: »

Are the quoted stats backed up?

KEY FINDINGS
* F4J made 400 Freedom Of Information requests to councils across the UK.
* Just three confirmed they provide ‘refuge’ spaces for male victims of domestic abuse.
* Dozens of councils spend nothing on tackling domestic abuse against men.
* Majority of Councils have no specific programmes to cut male suicide rate.
* Out of 300 Local Authorities just 3 confirmed they had a total of 13 beds for male victims of DV.
* 18 councils spent £21 million of taxpayers money on services for women, but were unable to confirm any spending on men.
* Falkirk District Council spent more than £1 million pounds on domestic violence, with 96% spent on women and just 4% on men.
* Torfaen Council confirmed they spent £1,932,397 on women, but just £10,001.68 on men.
* Newport Council spent £2,405,022 on services for women and just £44,390 on services for men.

KEY MALE DOMESTIC ABUSE FACTS
* 1 in 3 Domestic Abuse victims are men. Crime Survey for England and Wales; year ending March 2018.
* Nearly 2,000 men every day are victims of Domestic Abuse (Every year 700,000 men are victims of Domestic Violence.) Crime Survey for England and Wales; year ending March 2018.
* Just 1 in 20 men report domestic abuse to the Police. Mankind 2018
* Because of social stigma, the way society treats male victims, and the fear of being labelled the perpetrator by Police, most men are too frightened to report DV and the issue is hugely underreported.

FATHERS4JUSTICE FACTS
* F4J have received three-quarters of a million enquiries for help since 2001.
* That equates to an enquiry for help every 15 minutes.
* F4J is the 3rd Highest supported campaign group in the UK after Greenpeace and Amnesty International.
* Over 90,000 families are registered supporters of Fathers4Justice in the UK.
* F4J have been involved in a number of high-profile custody cases including Kate Winslet, Madonna and Guy Ritchie, Katie Price, Myleene Klass and Lena Headey.
* The F4J team have over 60 years family court experience between them.
* Read more about the F4J campaign for a Minister for Men here: https://www.fathers-4-justice.org/2019/06/12044/

Here's why the Irish team will be wearing white ribbons on Monday night
A global movement campaigning for an end to gender-based violence against women is underway.

The Helpseeking Experiences of Men Who Sustain Intimate Partner Violence: An Overlooked Population and Implications for Practice
Emily M. Douglas corresponding author and Denise A. Hines

Abstract

For over 30 years, research has shown that men can and do sustain intimate partner violence (IPV) from their female partners. This is the first large-scale, nationally-based, quantitative study to systematically detail the helpseeking experiences of men who have sustained IPV from their female partners. The sample is composed of 302 men who were recruited from resources specializing in men’s issues. Results indicate that men who seek help for IPV victimization have the most positive experiences in seeking help from family/friends, and mental health and medical providers. They have the least positive experiences with members of the DV service system. Cumulative positive helpseeking experiences were associated with lower levels of abusing alcohol; cumulative negative experiences were associated with higher rates of exceeding a clinical cut-off for post-traumatic stress disorder. Results are discussed in terms of implications for the social service sector and for future research.

Keywords: Intimate partner violence, Helpseeking, Men, Domestic violence services, Male victims

100 women have died at the hands of their current or former partners. These figures should shame Irish society. The legacy of loss is incalculable.

A review of femicide by the World Health Organisation found that an intimate partner commits more than 35% of murders of women worldwide. In comparison, the same study estimates that an intimate partner commits about 5% of all murders of men.

On average about seven women and two men are killed by their current or former partner every month in England and Wales.

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We need to increase our refuge spaces. We clearly don’t have adequate number of spaces. We shouldn’t have to have waiting lists and women shouldn’t have to travel to different counties to get help.”

She said the situation was exacerbated by the housing crisis.

“One of the reasons women won’t leave abusive situations is they are afraid they will have nowhere else to go. We need to ensure they have somewhere safe to go.”

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“There were also a couple of really nasty ones involving false imprisonment,” he said. “There were a lot of correlations between drug issues and demands for money.”

In 38 per cent of cases, drugs were a factor in some way. Alcohol was a factor in 18 per cent and mental health issues and homelessness were a factor in 11 and eight per cent respectively.

US Criminologists have been saying for decades not enough research is being done on women who kill their partners, they make the point that women hire people to do their bidding or coerce new partners to kill in sim,ilar numbers.

Newaglish wrote: »

From their website. What an epic fail.

iptba wrote: »

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tees-51362733

I'm uncomfortable with the idea that people can stab someone to death when such force didn't seem required at that moment in time and receive no penalty.