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Domestic Violence Policy Should Address Men And Women Alike

Bupipedream.com 12/31/2014

“… While women are more likely to be victims of intimate partner violence, to every four women that are domestically abused, one man also suffers domestic abuse. Though a gender disparity exists in these statistics, we must create policies that account for all victims of domestic violence, regardless of gender. Men who reach out for help from domestic violence agencies are often told that the agency only helps women, while many others are assumed to be perpetrators. …”

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