Domestic Violence Against Men
Domestic violence (also named domestic abuse or family violence) is violence or other abuse in a domestic setting, such as in marriage or cohabitation. Domestic violence takes different forms which are Physical, emotional, sexual and even mental abuse. When we think about domestic violence victims immediately our minds go to Women and Children, but it seems that we tend to neglect the third victim - Men. Why do we do this? We see a man as the head, the one who couldn't possibly be abused by a female because females are 'inferior'. And men who are abused find it hard to report it 'cause it is not normal or unheard of for a man to be abused. He is termed weak, not man enough. According to research 576,000 men (2.5% men) and 1.2 million (4.8% women) were victims of partner abuse in 2018/19 equating to a ratio of two female victims to every one male victim. (Source www.mankind.uk.org) In 2018/19 – 16 men (80 women) were killed at the hands of their current or ex-partner. A...