HELP-SEEKING AMONG MALE VICTIMS OF PARTNER ABUSE: MEN'S HARD TIMES

Sixty-eight agency representatives in the United States completed a survey to identify issues of male victims in partner abuse half referenced responses from male client and the other half responses from male victims who were that family members, friends, colleagues, or themselves Almost 25% revealed that male victims did not utilize social services For those men. who used services, individual counseling and legal advice were most popular; group counseling and sharing through the Internet were least used Qualitative data found five themes that. triggered men's haul times service target perception, shame and embarrassment, denial, stigmatization, and fen: The study resulted in three recommendations. (a) increase public awareness and education; (b) provide gender-inclusive practice and services, and (c) strengthen training for service providers working with. domestic violence male victims. (C) 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc