Yes, Men Get Abused. Shame Keeps It Hidden.

It isn’t often discussed, yet happens.

It is kept in the shadows, kept there in shame, disbelief and toxic masculinity.

It’s men affected by violence and coercive controlling behavior perpetrated by their female partners.

There are next to no formal public services for such men. They languish. They too suffer depression and/or anxiety.

Yes, statistically, the majority of those abused through intimate partner violence is disproportionately women, by a wide margin. This doesn’t exclude men though.

It happens and they need support too.

I do get there are those men who may feign being abused as a means to present themselves as a victim where this is nothing more than a ploy to gain some advantage in a dispute. So yes, we as always, must assess these situations as best as possible.

Yet… it still happens. Men abused by their intimate partner.

They too need support, legitimately and without stigma too.

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Gary Direnfeld is a social worker. Courts in Ontario, Canada, consider him an expert in social work, marital and family therapy, child development, parent-child relations and custody and access matters. Gary is the host of the TV reality show, Newlywed, Nearly Dead, former parenting columnist for the Hamilton Spectator and author of Marriage Rescue: Overcoming the ten deadly sins in failing relationships. Gary maintains a private practice in Georgina Ontario, providing a range of services for people in distress. He speaks at conferences and workshops throughout North America. He consults to mental health professionals as well as to mediators and collaborative law professionals about good practice as well as building their practice.