Toolkit for work with male victims of domestic violence

We have developed a toolkit for frontline workers who work with any man identifying himself as a male victim of domestic violence. This may be a man who is being abused by a female partner or ex-partner, or by a man with whom they have a same-sex relationship, whether they identify themselves as gay or bisexual or neither.

These are the contents of the toolkit:

1. Introduction to the toolkit - purpose and development

2. Men calling the Men's Advice Line

2.1 What do men say about their experiences of domestic violence?

2.2 Men's Advice Line research on assessing and meeting the needs of male victims

2.3 Male victims and diversity

3. Assessing and responding

3.1 What do the terms ‘victim' and ‘perpetrator/abuser' mean?

3.2 Value and purpose of identifying who is doing what to whom and in what circumstances

3.3 Procedure for identifying who is doing what to whom and the consequences

3.4 How to respond to victims and others

3.5 Case studies

4. Research and policy

4.1 What does research tell us about the relationship between gender and domestic violence?

4.2 The social context

4.3 Policy framework for work with male victims

4.4 Legal rights

Appendix 1 - Glossary of terms

Appendix 2 - "Are women as violent as men?" Calvin Bell, research review c.2003

Appendix 3 - Screening and assessment forms for use with victims

Appendix 4 - Bibliography

How to buy copies of the toolkit

If you want to buy a copy of the toolkit please download and complete the order form below. The toolkit costs £25, including p&p.

Toolkit for work with male victims order form