here in my location male victims of domestic violence is addressed. crisis centers go to area schools when the health classes and gym classes are working on this topic. At the crisis center where I work we get many male victims of many crimes including domestic violence. but statistics wise its the female category that is listed as more prevalent due to men rarely make police reports and rarely follow through with prosecuting their abusers. most men think they need to be strong and macho, take care of business. and many men were raised with the attitude of men dont cry, men dont complain, they be the man they pick their selves up by their boot straps and get on with business. with this kind of raising when they do encounter being domestically abused by their wives, partners, they are nore reluctant to report. with out their reporting they dont get tallied into the statistics, which in turn means those that go according to statistics rarely address this issue.
there are things you can do to help promote awareness on this issue like crisis agencies are always looking for volunteers.
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