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Domestic violence

Abuse from a partner or family member, including coercive control, and including when you are a man. What it can look like and where to turn.

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  • CampaignBreak the stigma

    Men can be victims.

    Sexual and intimate partner violence against men is common, underreported, and too often met with disbelief.

    Men

  • CourseBeing written

    After the relationship

    Rebuilding after a relationship ends, including one that was controlling or unsafe. Practical, honest, and written for men as well as everyone else.

    $194 modulesRelationships

  • ProgramForming now

    Men Don't Have to Disappear

    Male survivor education and support initiative.

    FreeOnlineMen

  • LibraryExplainer

    Money and control in relationships

    When finances are used to keep someone trapped.

    1 minute readRelationships

  • CampaignBreak the stigma

    Men can leave.

    Abuse from a partner is not limited by gender or orientation. Neither is the right to be safe.

    Men

  • LibraryPractical guide

    Dating again after abuse

    How to move forward, and signs to watch for.

    1 minute readRelationships

  • LibraryExplainer

    Men experience domestic abuse too

    Why it happens, why it is hidden, and why it is not your fault.

    1 minute readDomestic violence

  • LibraryChecklist

    Signs of coercive control

    Abuse that is about a pattern, not single incidents.

    1 minute readDomestic violence

  • LibraryPractical guide

    Making a safety plan

    Thinking ahead about how to stay as safe as possible.

    1 minute readDomestic violence

  • LibraryExplainer

    Why people stay

    Answering the question everyone asks, including the person inside.

    1 minute readDomestic violence

  • LibraryExplainer

    Abuse in same sex relationships

    It happens, and it can have extra layers.

    1 minute readDomestic violence

  • LibraryChecklist

    What to do right after an incident

    If you have just been hurt or threatened.

    1 minute readDomestic violence

  • LibraryPractical guide

    Keeping a record of abuse

    Why it can help, and how to do it safely.

    1 minute readDomestic violence

  • LibraryPractical guide

    Technology and abuse

    Tracking, monitoring and online harassment, and how to protect yourself.

    1 minute readDomestic violence

  • LibraryExplainer

    Abuse from a parent or adult child

    Family violence is not only between partners.

    1 minute readDomestic violence

  • LibraryExplainer

    Children who see abuse at home

    How children are affected, and what helps them.

    1 minute readDomestic violence

  • LibraryChecklist

    Leaving: what to take

    A list of things to gather, if it is safe.

    1 minute readDomestic violence

  • LibraryExplainer

    Protection orders explained

    A general guide to legal protection, which works differently in each country.

    1 minute readDomestic violence

  • LibraryExplainer

    Reporting to the police

    What might happen, and your choices.

    1 minute readDomestic violence

  • LibraryExplainer

    Emotional abuse is abuse

    Words and behaviour that wear you down are real harm.

    1 minute readDomestic violence

  • LibraryHeavy subject

    Sexual abuse in relationships

    Consent still matters when you are together.

    1 minute readDomestic violence

  • LibraryField note

    Pets and domestic abuse

    When animals are used to control or hurt you.

    1 minute readDomestic violence

  • LibraryPractical guide

    Staying safe after leaving

    The risks that come after the relationship ends.

    1 minute readDomestic violence

  • LibraryField note

    Recovering after abuse

    Rebuilding yourself once you are safe.

    1 minute readDomestic violence

  • LibraryPractical guide

    Supporting a friend who is being abused

    How to help without making it more dangerous.

    1 minute readDomestic violence

  • LibraryField note

    Abuse and immigration

    When your visa or status is used against you.

    1 minute readDomestic violence

  • LibraryExplainer

    Elder abuse

    When older people are harmed by family or carers.

    1 minute readDomestic violence

  • LibraryPractical guide

    Finding a refuge or shelter

    What safe accommodation is and how to get there.

    1 minute readDomestic violence

  • LibraryScript

    Talking to your children about leaving

    Words for children when the family has to move.

    1 minute readDomestic violence

  • LibraryPractical guide

    Housing after leaving abuse

    Finding a safe place to live.

    1 minute readHousing

  • LibraryChecklist

    Planning for housing in a crisis

    Thinking ahead about where you could go.

    1 minute readHousing

  • LibraryPractical guide

    When the abuse comes from a partner and you are a man

    Coercive control, violence and threats do not care about gender. What it can look like, and what to do.

    1 minute readMen

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