Media contributions
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Title Half of male victims 'do not report domestic abuse' Degree of recognition Regional Media name/outlet BBC News NI Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 19/11/2024 Description More than half of men in Northern Ireland who suffer domestic abuse from a partner do not disclose it.
That is according to a major new study by Queen’s University Belfast and Northern Ireland's commissioner for the victims of crime.
More than 70% of the men interviewed by researchers said they had considered suicide and the majority had experienced depression or anxiety.
The report also said there is a pressing need to provide support to victims who do come forward and efforts made to tackle stigma surrounding this issue.
Prof Cherie Armour, one of the authors of the report, said there was a "critical lack of research into the prevalence and health impacts of intimate partner violence against men and boys".
She said this has an effect on the support available to those in need.
Prof Armour explained that the research consisted of a two-part study, which including an online psychological wellbeing survey to which 115 men responded.
The second part of the study comprised one-to-one interviews with 10 men about their personal experience of domestic violence and its aftermath.
"The interviews, on average, last 60 to 90 minutes, so that's a very in-depth conversation that we have with men about their lived experience of these issues," she told Good Morning Ulster.
Prof Armour added that many of the respondents described early "red flag behaviours", which later escalated into significant domestic violence.Producer/Author Eve Rosato URL https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c36pr3nle2do Persons Cherie Armour