By: Hillary Shore

AGENCY
PROJECT

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGAINST MEN BROCHURE

FACTS
Domestic violence is considered

one of the most pressing issues

in American society.
Male victims of domestic

violence are more likely to be

attacked with a deadly weapon.
Men who suffer domestic

violence can only receive help if

they break the silence.

Domestic violence is

learned and when

children and adults are
exposed it can occur in
the families and
throughout society.
Children who are exposed

to domestic violence are

more likely to be involved
in abusive relationships
as an adult.

STATISTICS
1 in 4 men have experienced some form of physical

abuse by an intimate partner in their lifetime.

1 in 18 men have been stalked by an intimate partner
during their lifetime to the extent in which they feared
they were in danger.
In a 2010 survey taken by the CDC it was found that
40% of the victims of severe, physical domestic violence
were men.

TYPES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Physical Abuse
Emotional and Psychological Abuse
Financial/Economic Abuse
Sexual Abuse
Abuse through children
Stalking

PREVENTIONS
Ways Everyone Can Help Prevent Domestic

Violence
Be a knowledgeable source of information about domestic violence
services in your community.
Believe that domestic violence is unacceptable and say it out loud.
Do not laugh at sexist jokes.
Call 911 when witnessing, visually or auditory, an abusive situation.
Talk to your family and friends about ways you can help end domestic
violence.
Teach boys and girls about respect.
Model the behavior you expect in society.

Know and Understand the Signs of Domestic Violence

WAYS TO COPE
WITH DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE

Develop a support system

Talk to friends or family members

you can trust

Join a support group

Attend counseling

Meditation

Document the abuse by:

Logging what happens

Taking photos

Talking to witnesses

Getting medical treatment

Filing a police report

Educate yourself

Remove the abuser from the home or

leave the home yourself

AVAILABLE SERVICES
Go to www.batteredmen.com
Call anytime at

1-888-7HELPLINE

1-888-799-7233

Domestic Violence Therapists in the

Surrounding Areas
The Haymount Institute for

Psychological Services Located in

Fayetteville (910) 860-7008
Raeford (910) 848-1222
Hope Mills (910) 339-0901
Wiley Hughes (910) 506-3005

Southeast Counseling Services,

Fayetteville, NC

Other Services available to

Men are:
Lumberton Christian Care

Center (910) 739-1204

Fayetteville Salvation Army

Also you can go to

Southeastern Family
Violence Center to
complete an intake form
and they can help with
referring you to other
necessary services you
might need.

COMPETENCIES USED
1 - Identify as a professional social worker and conduct

ones-self accordingly
3 - Apply critical thinking to inform & communicate

professional judgments.
4 - Engage diversity and difference in practice.
5 - Advance human rights and social and economic justice.
6 - Engage in research-informed practice and practice-

informed research.
9 - Respond to contexts that shape practice.
10 - Engage, assess, intervene, and evaluate with

individuals, families, groups, organizations, and

communities.

PRACTICE BEHAVIORS USED

1.1 Advocate for client access to the services of

social work.

1.5 Engage in career-long learning.

1.6 Use supervision and consultation.

3.1 Distinguish, appraise, and integrate multiple

sources of knowledge, including research-based
knowledge, and practice wisdom.

3.2 Analyze models of assessment, prevention,

intervention, and evaluation.

4.3 Recognize and communicate their

understanding of the importance of difference in
shaping life experiences.

5.2 Advocate for human rights and social and

economic justice.

5.3 Engage in practices that advance social and

economic justice.

6.2 Use research evidence to inform practice.

9.1 Continuously discover, appraise, and attend

to changing locales, populations, scientific and

technological developments, and emerging
societal trends to provide relevant services.
9.2 Provide leadership in promoting sustainable
changes in service delivery and practice to
improve the quality of social services.
10.2 Use empathy and other interpersonal skills.
10.3 Develop a mutually agreed-on focus of
work.
10.7 Select appropriate intervention strategies.
10.8 Initiate actions to achieve organizational
goals.
10.9 Implement prevention interventions that
enhance client capacities.
10.10 Help clients resolve problems.

REFERENCES
*http://domesticviolencestatistics.org/men-the-overlooked-victims-of-

domestic-violence/
*http://www.southeasternfamilyviolencecenter.org/index.php/ct-menu-item-

7
*http://www.ncadv.org/learn/statistics
*http://www.thehotline.org/resources/statistics/
*http://www.southeasternfamilyviolencecenter.org/index.php/ct-menu-item-

7
*http://www.ok.gov/dac/documents/10%20Ways%20a%20Bystander

%20Can%20Help%20Prevent%20Domestic%20Violence.pdf
*http://www.helpguide.org/articles/abuse/domestic-violence-and-abuse.htm
*http://www.eriecounty.oh.gov/departments-and-agencies/social-

resources/victim-assistance/domestic-violence/education-about-domesticviolence/strategies-for-dealing-with-domestic-violence/
* http://domesticviolencestatistics.org/men-the-overlooked-victims-of-

domestic-violence/