On International Men’s Day 2020, AMIS held a webinar event discussing the experiences of male victims of domestic abuse in Scotland and beyond. The webinar, ‘Men’s Experience of Intimate Partner Abuse’, was held on 19 November 2020.

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Speakers

Dr Elizabeth Bates CPsychol, SFHEA, CSci, AFBPsS

Elizabeth is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Cumbria who specialises in research working with male victims of domestic violence and abuse. Since completing her PhD in 2012, she has published several papers on the topic. She is also a trustee with the ManKind Initiative.

Iris Quar LLB, Dip L, NP

Iris is the Services Manager at AMIS. She joined us in 2017 and has since lead to our development and continual support to hundreds of men across Scotland. Prior to AMIS, Iris worked as a family law solicitor with a specialism in domestic abuse.

Charlie Bird OBE

Charlie is a former member of HM Diplomatic Service with postings in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. He is also a former course tutor in Terrorism Studies at St Andrews University and a trustee of AMIS. He will be discussing ‘a personal perspective of an abusive relationship’.