mo4ch:>Male domestic abuse victims up 40% in just one UK county as thousands more report offense | Mo4ch News
Thousands of men have reported being domestically abused in Kent, a charity has revealed. The Mankind Initiative saw a staggering increase of 40 percent in the number of male victims suffering domestic violence since 2017.
The number of male victims went up from 4,803 in 2016 to 6,764 in 2017, the charity claims.It hopes that releasing the figures will help more victims to come forward about their abuse, as well as encouraging streamline services within councils and the health sector for all domestic abuse victims, regardless of gender.
Read more
The Home Office previously reported that men are three times less likely to tell someone about their mistreatment. They are also less likely to perceive their treatment as abuse.Ian McNicholl, a domestic abuse survivor and ambassador for the Mankind Initiative, obtained the figures after sending a Freedom of Information request to Kent Police. He said: “I never came forward to the police when I was experiencing abuse and it nearly cost m…
The number of male victims went up from 4,803 in 2016 to 6,764 in 2017, the charity claims.It hopes that releasing the figures will help more victims to come forward about their abuse, as well as encouraging streamline services within councils and the health sector for all domestic abuse victims, regardless of gender.
Read more
The Home Office previously reported that men are three times less likely to tell someone about their mistreatment. They are also less likely to perceive their treatment as abuse.Ian McNicholl, a domestic abuse survivor and ambassador for the Mankind Initiative, obtained the figures after sending a Freedom of Information request to Kent Police. He said: “I never came forward to the police when I was experiencing abuse and it nearly cost m…