Hello Everyone! In today's episode, I wanted to talk about Male Victims of DV. This is in no way putting other victims of other gender identities down, I just wanted to focus on Male Victims.
IF YOU ARE IN A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SITUATION PLEASE CALL/TEXT/CHAT WITH ONE OF THE OPTIONS BELOW:
National Domestic Violence Hotline (US) 1-800-799-7233 (CALL) / TEXT "START" to 88788 / CHAT Online with a Live Representative
ManKind Initiative (UK) 01823-334244 (CALL) CALL "999" IF IN IMMEDIATE DANGER
Police helpline (INDIA): 1091/ 1291
The National Commission for Women’s WhatsApp helpline: 72177-35372
Helpline for Shakti Shalini, a Delhi-based NGO: 10920
Crisis helpline for Sneha, a Mumbai-based NGO: 98330-52684 / 91675-35765 Links to sites that I talked about:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/why-bad-looks-good/202007/why-men-who-are-domestic-violence-victims-dont-report
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/abuse/help-for-men-who-are-being-abused.htm#
https://www.thehotline.org/resources/myths-around-men-experiencing-abuse/
https://www.thehotline.org/resources/men-can-be-victims-of-abuse-too/
https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/in-depth/domestic-violence-against-men/art-20045149
https://www.dw.com/en/men-as-victims-of-domestic-violence-i-was-paralyzed/a-55472456
https://www.icaew.com/insights/viewpoints-on-the-news/2021/mar-2021/how-to-recognise-and-help-male-victims-of-domestic-abuse
https://www.mankind.org.uk/survivors-stories/