Male domestic abuse soars during Covid lockdown, victims 'sleeping in cars and tents'

Memey-McMemeFace · 2020-09-24T09:02:46+00:00

Charities dealing with men who suffer domestic abuse have seen pleas for help jump by up to 60% during the lockdown.

The Respect Men's Advice Line said some victims had told them they had sought refuge by sleeping in cars or in tents in the gardens of friends or relatives. The charity said it had received 13,812 calls and emails between April and July in lockdown compared to 8,648 in the same period in 2019. Respect's Ippo Panteloudakis said the pandemic had made the problem worse. He said: "It was absolutely clear the lockdown period exacerbated everyone's domestic abuse experiences.

Blauwpetje · 2020-09-24T18:19:23+00:00

Good thing the BBC reports about this. It will make many people clear domestic abuse is not a one-sided thing.

Neveah_Hope_Dreams · 2020-09-24T23:18:13+00:00

And yet the media casts focus on female domestic abuse.

Domestic Abuse is Domestic Abuse. It's a human rights problem. Not a women's issue and not even a men's issue. It's a human rights issue.

The only unqiue effect it has on men is that the media and society don't take them seriously and bother to help them.

austin101123 · 2020-09-26T10:37:12+00:00

Title	Male domestic abuse soars during Covid lockdown, victims 'sleeping in cars and tents'
Author	Memey-McMemeFace
Upvotes	120
Comments	7
Date	September 24, 2020 8:58 AM UTC (5 years ago)
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