Associate Professor Denise Hines educates FBI personnel on the realities of male victims of domestic violence

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'Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work Denise Hines was the keynote speaker for an FBI event for Domestic Violence Awareness Month (October) dedicated to bringing awareness to male victims of intimate partner violence (IPV), a historically under-recognized population of IPV victims. The event, “Men: An Underrepresented Victim,” shed light on the statistics and lived experiences of male IPV victims. Hines’s speech, which included evidence supported by her research, provided key insights on the physical, psychological, sexual, and legal/administrative abuse men can experience at the hands of their partners.

For example, Hines discredited some often-discussed myths about IPV against men. “People think men can’t be victims of sexual assault: That’s not true. Our data shows that they often are and that when sexual abuse is part of the IPV, the relationships are more dangerous,” Hines said. “People then ask: Does it really hurt them? Yes, it does. The majority of male victims have been injured, often severely enough to need medical attention, and sometimes, they are too embarrassed to seek medical care.”'