Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Domestic Violence Awareness Month: The Invisible Victims

October is domestic violence awareness month. In the true spirit of raising public awareness, Shrink4Men, AVoiceForMen and DAHMW (the Domestic Abuse Hotline for Men and Women) would like to shine a spotlight on a group of individuals who comprise approximately half the victims of domestic violence. A group who is afforded very few resources and are typically ignored and/or ridiculed when they speak out about their victimization — often by the very individuals seeking to raise public awareness about the insidious social malady of domestic violence.

Who is this invisible and marginalized group of domestic violence victims pushed to the periphery of public awareness?

Men.  (more...)

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