Male victims of domestic violence don't always report abuse
Submitted by Mastodon on Tue, 2015-02-10 21:02
Article here. Excerpt:
'Domestic violence advocates say last week's murder-suicide at the University of South Carolina is a chilling reminder that men are also the victims of domestic abuse.
Advocates say that statistically more men are abusers than women, but they do help men who are victims themselves, and advocates believe many cases of domestic violence against men may go unreported.
“There are women who are perpetrators of domestic violence and it can be deadly,” Safe Harbor Executive Director Becky Callaham told WYFF News 4’s Ashley Swann.
“There are men who are being abused and being abused right now. And I think the stigma attached to it is so much worse for a man that men are reluctant to ask for help."'
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