Men can suffer from domestic violence, too

Letter here. Excerpt:

'According to a recent national study by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, one in seven men has been the victim of severe physical violence by an intimate partner. Men are also victims of verbal, emotional, psychological, sexual and financial abuse. One in 33 men have experienced sexual assault and one in 19 men have been stalked. All of these forms of violence are devastating and can be debilitating, causing depression, guilt, shame, humiliation and anxiety.

Male victims face numerous barriers when attempting to report abuse. They are often not believed, mocked, and devalued for the abuse. Attitudes in our society that say men should be strong and tough limit a male survivor’s ability to seek and receive help and often results in experiences of further shame and re-victimization.'

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Ed. note: It's dumb, but the site makes you click a button under the first paragraph in answer to a "survey question". You need only click one answer button and the rest of the letter's text appears. You do not have to answer all the questions it says that follow the first.