This project aims to explore the mental health needs and priorities of men 18+ years who have
experiences of controlling behaviour, abuse and/or violence from a woman in the
context of an intimate, heterosexual relationship. Student researcher, Alexia hopes the research will help to improve how support to men is provided in the future and to raise awareness of the issue of intimate partner violence against men as well as men’s mental health and well-being needs.

This research project is being conducted as part of the professional doctorate in clinical psychology (DClin). The data gathered for this project will be analysed and submitted for the thesis in clinical psychology for examination. Transcripts for the project will be anonymised and potentially identifiable information will be removed from the transcript and securely on a password protected server. Your consent form will be kept until the end of the research project, and then securely and permanently destroyed.

To be eligible to take part in this study, you need to no longer be in an abusive, controlling and or violent relationship for a minimum length of at least 6 months for your own safety and due to distressing
impact of such experiences. You also need to be able to communicate in English and have access to the Internet and to a smartphone/laptop/computer as the interview will be conducted remotely through Microsoft Teams.

This research has been ethically approved by the University of Hertfordshire. Please contact Alexia if interested in participating: [email protected]