DAHM/STV request

mens_issues writes "Please consider sending a donation to Jan Brown at the Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men so that she can present the case for male victims of DV at the 9th International Family Violence Research Conference in New Hampshire. Karen Clay (of Stop the Violence) would also like to attend.

Steve"

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"Dear Friends and Supporters,

Many of you already know that our poster submission, "Best Practices: Service Provisions for Male Victims of Domestic Abuse," was accepted at the UNH 9th International Family Violence Research Conference. This is an exciting chance for DAHM/STV to share the information we have learned. Below is the abstract for the poster presentation:

"The Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men (DAHM) is a nonprofit that originated in 2000 as a toll free crisis line to serve domestically abused men nationwide. Since inception, DAHM has collected extensive data on all incoming crisis calls. Stop the Violence, Inc.(STV) originated in 1998 and since its inception has accumulated service provision data for all clients seeking assistance for domestic abuse nationwide. This study is the result of a collaborative project between DAHM and STV.DAHM methodology was comprised by using a standard interview protocol administered to all incoming crisis line callers having male domestic violence concerns. Data from STV included service provision information gathered on all male domestic violence clients that were given services. Data on occupational status obtained from the DAHM indicate that there is a need for service provisions nationwide for victims of various socioeconomic backgrounds. Data obtained through STV qualified the nature of the services needed for abused men. Collectively the results are consistent with current research indicating that there are substantial needs in this population that have been thus far underserved and unrepresented. In comparison to research conducted on abused women, data from the DAHM suggest that abuse patterns may differ for men. Implications are drawn for best practices concerning current service provision needs in this field."

We are delighted and thrilled to have this opportunity to share what we have learned with researchers and others at this conference!

Our only challenge at this time is of a financial nature. As you may or may not know DAHM/STV is a totally volunteer run organization that relies solely on the generosity of private donations in order to continue our work. We have managed to pay for the phone bill, volunteer calling cards, the answering service for the helpline as well as send out thousands of victim brochures and business cards to Victim Witness Advocates, Police Departments, DA's, domestic violence shelter programs, hospitals, mental health agencies et al in order to bring public awareness and services to victims over the past four years while working with an average budget of under $6,500.00 annually.

We are currently in the process of renovating a building that will house our offices and a shelter for victims and their children also.

The registration fee, due by May 13th for Karen Clay (DAHM/STV Co-director) and myself to participate in this conference is $660.00. The approximate cost of lodging, food, gasoline and tolls for the two of us will be $1,000.00

Presenting at this conference is an honor and a privilege and the information we will be sharing is unique in that no other domestic violence program has collected and disseminated this valuable information on male victims to our knowledge. Please consider sending along a donation of any size (which may be tax deductible) so that we can continue to bring more public awareness to this important and much maligned issue.

Sincerely Yours,

Jan Brown and Karen Clay

Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men/Stop the Violence, Inc.

P.O. Box 252

Harmony, Maine 04942

Or use paypal at our DAHM site!

Note: site is being moved and will be back up by 5/10/05

http://www.noexcuse4abuse.org/
and
http://www.stoptheviolenceinc.org/

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