Resources
We are committed to transparency and sharing evidence. Here you will find academic resources, government statistics, independent reviews and mass media that discusses male victims of domestic abuse. We have also listed some online safety resources for victims.
Online safety resources for victims
Remember to keep a detailed diary of incidents, including times, dates, witnesses and photographic records of any injuries. Tracking each incident can help victims identify the abuse. This documentation can be valuable if your case goes to the police or the courts.
The following apps can help you keep an online diary to document important evidence and information about domestic abuse, stalking, harassment and family court cases. These apps allow you to securely store, access, organise, and share vital information and evidence confidentially.
For more information on keeping safe online as a victim, please read our article.
Academic resources
- ‘Mens experience of domestic abuse in Scotland: what we know and how can we know more, Dempsey, B. (2013) .
- ‘A Closer Look at Men Who Sustain Intimate Terrorism by Women’, Hines, D. A. & Douglas, E. M. (2010), Partner Abuse, 1 (3), pp.286–313. DOI: 10.1891/1946-6560.1.3.286.
- Men’s Experience of Domestic Abuse in Scotland: An Update (Bates, E., 2019)
- Drijber, B., Reijnders, U., & Ceelen, M. (2012) ‘Male Victims of Domestic Violence’, The
journal of family violence, 28 (2), pp.173-178. DOI: 10.1007/sl 0896-012-9482-9.
- Men’s Experience of Domestic Abuse in Scotland: Executive Summary (Bates, E., 2019)
- Male Victims of Coercive Control: Experiences and Impact (Graham-Kevan, N., Powney, D., & Mankind Initiative, 2022.
- Experiances of men forced-to-penetrate women in the UK: Context, consequences and engagement with the criminal justice system, Dr Siobhan Weare., Dr Joanne Hulley (2019).
- Understanding the Profile and needs of Abused Men: Exploring Call Data From a Male Domestic Violence Charity in the United Kingdom (Hine, B., Wallace, S., & Bates, E., 2021)
- “I Have Guys Call Me and Say ‘I Can’t Be the Victim of Domestic Abuse’”: Exploring the Experiences of Telephone Support Providers for Male Victims of Domestic Violence and Abuse ((Hine, B., Wallace, S., & Bates, E., 2020)
- Comparing the Demographic Characteristics, and Reported Abuse Type, Contexts and Outcomes of Help-Seeking Heterosexual Male and Female Victims of Domestic Violence: Part 1 – Who Presents to Specialist Services? (Hine, B., Bates, E., Mackay, J., Graham-Kevan, N., 2021) Partner Abuse Vol 13 Issue 1, DOI: 10.1891/PA-2021-0009
- ‘No One Would Ever Believe Me’: An Exploration of the Impact of
Intimate Partner Violence Victimization on Men, Psychology of men & masculinity, Bates, E. A. (2020), 21 (4), pp.497–507. DOI:10.1037/men0000206.
- ‘Abused men: the hidden side of domestic abuse’ (2nd ed), Cook, P (2009) Westport, Conn;
London: Prager.
- ‘Walking On Egg Shells’: A Qualitative Examination of Men’s Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence’, Psychology of men & masculinity, Bates, E. A. (2020), 21 (1), pp.13-24, DOI:10.1037/men0000203.
- ‘Characteristics of callers to the domestic abuse helpline for men’, Hines, D. A, Brown, J, Dunning, E. (2007), Journal of family violence, 22 (2), 63–72. DOI:10.1007/s10896-006-9052
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- ‘Counsellors’ experiences of working with male victims of female perpetrated domestic abuse’, Hogan, K., Hegarty, J., Ward, T., Dodd, L. (2012), Counselling and Psychotherapy
Research, 12 (1), pp.44-52. DOI: 10.1080/14733145.2011.630479.
- ‘Where Do We Go from here?: Examining Intimate Partner Violence by Bringing Male Victims, Female Perpetrators, and Psychological Sciences into the Fold’, Espinoza, R, & Warner, D. (2016), Journal of Family Violence, 31 (8), pp.959-966. DOI: 10.1007/s10896-0169881-4.
- ‘Sexual Violence as a Form of Abuse in Men’s Experiences of Female Perpetrated Intimate Partner Violence’, Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, Bates, E., & Weare, S. (2020), 36 (4), pp.582–595. DOI: 10.1177/1043986220936115.
- ‘Help seeking by male victims of domestic violence and abuse (DVA): a systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis’, Huntley, AL., Potter, L., Williamson, E., Malpass, A., Szilassy, E., & Feder, G. (2019) BMJ Open Access Journals, 9 (6), pp.1-13. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-021960.
- ‘Who’s the victim here? The role of gender, social norms, and Heteronormativity in the IPV Gender Symmetry Debate’ Little, B. (2020). In Brenda, Russell (ed), Intimate Partner Violence and the LGBT+ Community: understanding power dynamics. Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp.69-91. DOI: 10.1007/978-3030-44762-5.
- ‘Making Invisible Men, Visible‘, Mankind Incitive (2021).
- ‘Male victims of domestic abuse: implications for health visiting practice’, Perryman, S & Appleton, J. (2016) Journal of Research in Nursing. 21 (5–6), p386–414. DOI:10.1177/1744987116653785.
- ‘Service review 2020/21: Supporting male victims of domestic abuse during Covid-19’. Respect (2021).
- ‘The Gender Bias: The Male Victim’, Schofield T. & and Bailey, RK. (2021), In: Bailey, RK.
Intimate partner violence: an evidence-based approach. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, pp.85
96. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-55864-2.
- ‘Male Victims of Female-Perpetrated Intimate Partner Violence, Help-Seeking, and
Reporting Behaviors: A Qualitative Study’, Walker, A., Lyall, K., Silva, D., Craigie, G., Mayshak, R., Costa, B., Hyder, S., and Bentley, A. (2020), Psychology of men & masculinity. 21 (2), 213-223. DOI: 10.1037/men0000222.
- ‘Male victims: Coerion, control and fear?’, Williamson, E., Morgan, K., & Hester, M. (2018),
in Lombard, N. (2018) The Routledge handbook of gender and violence (ed.). Abingdon,
Oxon: Routledge, pp.53-67.
- ‘Males as victims of intimate partner violence — results from a clinical-forensic medical examination centre’, Wörmann, X., Wilmes, S., Seifert, D., Anders, S. (2021) , International journal of legal medicine, 135 (5), pp.2107–2115. DOI: 10.1007/s00414-02102615-x.
- ‘Living a life by permission: The experiences of male victims of domestic abuse during Covid-19′, Nicole Westmarland, Stephen Burrell, Alishya Dhir, Kirsten Hall, Ecem Hasan, Kelly Henderson (2020).
Government resources
AMIS independent reviews
Other resources
- Jared Whitaker, ‘Such Reckless Hate: Real stories from male survivors of domestic abuse’ MAY 2024 (available as paperback and kindle).
- BBC iPlayer, ‘‘Coercive Control – was i ignored because I’m a man?’, 5 Minutes On, AUGUST 2024 (RADIO).
- Jered Whitaker, ‘Why didn’t you just leave them: and other ignorant things people say about abusive relationships’, APRIL 2024 (available as paperback and kindle).
- Rob Parkes, ‘Married to The Black widow’, 2023 (available as paperback and kindle).
- Loose Men, ‘Facing it together: the male survivors of domestic abuse’, MAY 17 2024 – (654) Facing It Together: The Male Survivors of Domestic Abuse | Loose Men – YouTube (TV).
- Channel 5, ‘My Wife, My Abuser: The Secret Footage’, MARCH 18 2024 – https://www.channel5.com/show/my-wife-my-abuser-the-secret-foota (TV).
- BBC iPlayer, ‘Abused by My Girlfriend‘, FEBUARY 18 2019 (TV).
- BBC iPlayer, ‘Male Rape: Breaking the Silence‘, DECEMBER 2017 (TV).
- Are male domestic abuse victims heard?, Natalie Quinn-Walker (2018).
- MANUP?, ‘Male Domestic Violence with Jody from Jonathan’s House Ministries’ – (2024), PODCAST.
