Questionnaire Results

What is your gender?

The graph to the right shows the results from the question what is your
gender?. It shows that 86% of participants were female (68 of 80
participants) and the remaining 14% were male (11 of 80 participants)

What is your age?

The graph above shows the results of the question What is your age? It
shows that 34% of the total numbers for responses (27 of 80) are from
participants aged 14-25 years. 30% of participants were 36-45 years (24
of 80), 18% of participants (14 of 80) were aged 46-55 years. The age
groups of 26-35, 56-65 and 66+ years each make up 6% (5 of 80 each).

Questionnaire Results
What is your occupation?
Payroll officer
Self employed
Unemployed
Home duties
Sales
Self employed
Babysitter
Community services
worker
Livestock Planner
Physiotherapist
N/A
Retired
Barista
Student
Dog Groomer
Welfare support
Secretary
Home maker
High School Student

None
Mom/ hairdresser
Customer service
Primary Teacher
Early Childhood
Educator
Student
Teacher
Principal
Pensioner
Housewife
Disability Support
Worker
RN
Student
Mum and part time
office worker
Casual position at a
shoe shop
ADMINISTRATION

Solicitor
Teacher
Librarian
Clerk
Teacher
Accountant
Housewife
Human resources
manager
Go to School
School Learning
Support Officer
Full time mum /
home duties.
Don't have one
Printer
Student

The occupations of the 80 participants are diverse.

Questionnaire Results
Have you heard of domestic violence?

The results of the question Have you heard of domestic violence? shown
in the graph to the left, illustrate that 98% of participants (78 of 80) agree
that they have heard of domestic violence in general. Only 3% of
participants (2 of 80) say that they are unaware domestic violence.

If yes, where did you hear about it? If no proceed to next

question
Media - tv, newspapers, etc
On the News, in Newspapers and at school

media reports - anecdotes

My own relative
I first heard about it at school in lessons and then on various TV programs.
Domestic violence is violence in which occurs under one house hold
Media - newspapers, television, radio. White ribbon campaign
On the news and in realistic fiction books, mostly in books.
Tv
Domestic violence is a broad issue in todays society which can be heard basically
anywhere. I heard about domestic violence with school with peoples families being
broken up due to violence and also on the media
In primary school. A policeman came to our school to talk about domestic violence and
what we should do if we ever come close to experiencing it.
In the news. Community service ads.
Domestic violence is a topic often mentioned on TV shows such as Criminal Minds, and
Law & Order SVU. Domestic violence has been mentioned on the news, by family
(advising that if that ever happens to me, leave the relationship), and also in PDHPE in
the unit of relationships.
TV commercials, brochures and university study.
News family and friends
TV, peers, parents, family, social media
It's regularly in the media, particularly in magazines where women often tell their own
stories of domestic violence. I also know people who have experienced it.
Media adds on the Television
Don't remember, probably tv, news, public information
Educated about it growing up
The media.. Papers,news feeds,doc's &mag's
Newspapers, television
By a close relation being abused by their spouse.
Experience, counselling
Training and work
Through work and on TV
heard about it when i was about 8 on the news or something like that
Personal experience
society
Mainly TV commercials, TV shows, advertising even on the backs of public toilet doors
I have herd about it from multiple different soisources such as my parents, signs as
well as the media. Domestic violence as also been in some books that i have read.
TV, papers, uni etc.
In the media: news reports mainly on the tv and in the press.
On the news, in school, books, TV and on the internet
I have heard about it on television on both the news and in TV shows as well as
movies. I have read it in fiction books. I have also heard about it at school (i.e. talks,

lessons, doing projects, etc.) as well as through surfing the internet on my own. I also
have heard it from several friends who either know about or have experience in such a
situation.
News - TV, newspaper etc. Also in adds for helplines etc.
Media School Family
Everywhere, mostly media and through knowing some people who have been victims
Personal counsellor
*Studies *Media
The media
My dad explained domestic violence to me.
Lived it.
Media
I grew up around it and it has happened to me.
The news, social media, newspapers.
Tv
Media
It is something that I have been aware of on and off over the years. I have met and
known of people who have been in violent home situations.
The news. My employment.
I have been a victim of domestic violence
Media, television, daily papers, magazines
Newspapers, television, magazines
It's often discussed in all forms of the media. It's occasionally discussed in school
context.
As a child when other children I knew were living in families where domestic violence
was occurring.
We have learnt about it while at school
Domestic Violence is all around us, on TV (news), internet and even in movies.
Community , media personal experiences
In School
I am a victim.
Newspapers and a friend who experienced it.
School Media
Television and news media in the main.
Known
Through my parents educating us that violent behaviour is not acceptable. I have only
been aware of verbal abuse in the last 20 years. This has been through domestic
violence advertisements put on TV and also anti bully education through the schools
etc and media
We studied it in commerce a few times in both year 9 and 10 as well as hearing about
it through school and advertisements
In my profession

Media, people, police

The ads on tv
My mother worked at a women's refuge when I was younger.
.
Mainly television.
On TV and the news
In the news, have attended awareness seminars

The results of the question If yes where did you hear about it? found that
majority of participants had knowledge of domestic violence from the
media. The alarming fact of that the second most common source was
personal

experience

with

domestic

violence

situations.

Additional

knowledge found was that domestic violence was also heard about
through work, family and schooling. Other places that were mentioned in
responses were campaigns, personal experience articles, counselling,
training, books and attending awareness seminars.

Questionnaire Results
What is your perception about domestic violence?
It is a horrible thing at should be stopped before it gets too out of hand
it is a form of abuse that occurs and is often not reported. It breaks up families and
results in the victim being trapped
Violence that occurs in the home by a member of family It is not right and those that are
domestically violent should be dealt with as soon as possible
its wrong and should be severely punished
It is becoming out of control. So hard to prove and the law doesn't see out side the box.
All of which is disheartening to the victim, feeling they have no where/one to trust and
turn to.
It is never ok to harm another especially when it is someone you should be able to trust.
Domestic violence comes in many forms; economic, social, emotional, physical and
sexual abuse. It can occur in a relationship between two or more people and does not

necessarily have to be within the same household. Domestic violence occurs when one
persons superiority in a relationship denies others of their rights and freedoms and can
lead to psychological effects including Post-Traumatic Stress Dissorder (PTSD)
A tragic situation that is very complex, were the victim and the person committing the
violence and abuse, in it's many forms, can be either male or female.
It's wrong, the victim requires support to get away from it.
It's horrible and frightening
that it is far more prevalent than we realise as a lot of incidents are unreported
Unacceptable in any circumstances.
Within the house
physcial or mental abuse of a person
Very bad, wrong
I don't know why such a thing exists.
It's predominantly against women and is often related to power, however I do know that
men can also be the victims. It also appears to be something that is not easy to break
free from.
it is a criminal offence
Any kind of physical and mental abuse within the family
Domestic violence is when there is abuse within the home. This can be physical, verbal,
emotional, economic or sexual abuse, and can occur between any members of the
family, not just spouses.
It's a cowardly act by the perpetrator. There is no excuse for it.
Mainly against women & children
It is disgusting and people need to be better educated about what constitutes domestic
violence, that they don't need to put up with it, and that there are people and services in
the community to help them deal with it and move on.
Domestic Violence should not be tolerated no matter what sex, age or race you are.
It is bad. It is often against women and children. It is probably under-reported to
authorities (more rife that what statistics indicate)
Obviously something society can certainly do without. it is simply not right. After learning
more about it, it occurs a lot more out there than you would think
That it is mostly un reported
Happens to women and is very hurtful to an individual
Violence occurring at home
It is a result of power imbalance in relationships
I think it is totally disgusting and I'm very much against it
It is completely wrong and should be seen as taboo but yet It's a vicious cycle within
many if not every culture . leaves physical and mental scars.
It is a very serious issue but the media, courts and govt departments have a very one
sided approach which is generally that its the males fault regardless of the situation and
the females generally escape prosecution.
I think it is a horrible thing

i believe that domestic violence is when someone in your home is hurting you physically
or mentally, and the person who is hurt is afraid to speak up.
It is prevalent in the community; crosses all socio-economic groups; includes physical,
verbal and emotional abuse; is difficult to break out of a violent relationship;
I believe that people think it is just about physical abuse, but there is much more to it. I
believe that emotional abuse is often seen as not as damaging as physical abuse, when
in fact it is equally damaging and easier to hide.
I think its basically when a member of a household assaults both mentally and physically
(though more often physically) other member/s of the household. This can be a child or
parent, male or female, old or young. I think that is is something that needs to be
stopped and can cause trauma for the parties being abused. The kind of trauma that
more often then not leads them to be emotionally isolated, distrusting or hindered in
some other manner. People help them of course, if it is reported or ever found out, but
then they tend to fall through the cracks sooner or later. People forget and move on to
others in need. I also feel that while women and children get attention brought to their
struggles of domestic violence men are hardly ever acknowledged that it happens to
them. If they do get acknowledged then most treat it as a joke. In effect though it could
possibly happen statistically less (i dunno) they seem to get the raw end of the deal
when it comes to recognition by the public. I guess you just seem to hear more about
women and child abuse than anything else. On an unrelated note I believe that animals
can be subjected to domestic violence by their owners but have not yet really thought
about this opinion. To back it up though domestic generally refers to ones home and
violence generally refers to cruel acts against a creature or human (who are all
technically animals). It is easy to see why an animal may be subject to this category but
its getting off topic.
It is real, it is not always seen, it is not always violent as such it can be emotional but it is
all terrifying and scarring.
Bad.
It's unacceptable and shouldn't be tolerated.
It is a choice made by the perpetrator. It should be a requirement that they be made to
go to counselling AND get help to learn how to control their temper. If they don't they go
to prison. Also much bigger fines with the money going to the services looking after the
victims. Not enough is being done to raise awareness.
Abuse in a relationship.. Commonly portrayed as men abusing women
It should not happen but unfortunately it happens far too often. It appears to happen
more frequently in households that consume alcohol or has habits of drug taking.
Although it happens in all levels of society.
It's an extremely important issue that should be sorted after the first signs have shown.
Domestic violence is unnecessary and greatly harms family units. It can be used for one
person to control the others in their family. A man might beat his wife who is submissive
because he will beat their children if she is not. Many who experience domestic violence
could potentially be unable to leave the situation or too ashamed, embarrassed or afraid

to admit to it. A wife might beat her husband and that husband might be ashamed to
admit it is happening. Domestic violence is wrong, immoral and unethical. It can cause a
heap of problems for children in particular as they are still growing. Many mental
problems could occur including depression, etc. For some it can mean that they grow
extremely submissive and refuse to stand up for themselves as adults because they have
to be submissive as a child to survive. They could experience forms of anxiety, a
negative impact in their ability to socially interact with others, and could even potentially
have a higher risk at having a dependancy on, and/or using and abusing substances such
as alcohol and drugs. Their self image and self worth would be negatively impacted
(which again could lead to things such as depression). These effects could also be
present in an adult who is a victim of domestic abuse. Domestic violence occurs against
men, women and children, although it appears to me to be more common among women
and children (which could be the influence of media and domestic violence against men
not being that well known/garnering much attention). Domestic violence is a dangerous
situation and needs to be ended as soon as possible once it starts.
Terrible, but I see how men and women can feel trapped in a bad relationship.
disgusting....
There is never any excuse for physical or mental abuse. I can never understand what
could push someone to become abusive. If things get bad, walk away and start again.
Emotional, verbal and physical abuse
That it is a more serious social problem and more common than most of us realise. I am
very pleased that the Police now treat it as a crime and not just a 'domestic' problem to
be left up to the people involved.
domestic violence is when home life is a bad environment due to violence. This includes
mental and physical abuse
My perception of domestic violence is constant verbal abuse as well as physical abuse.
Domestic violence is abusing a victim who is usually vulnerable, sometimes unable to
see that the abuse is not right and that they should get help - sometimes they can't
because they are being threatened or are to traumatised. Domestic violence should be
made more aware to everyone because of the seriousness of not only physical, sexual
and emotional harm but the intellectual damage and that victims of domestic violence
will never know normal again.
It's not just physical violence, I believe the mental abuse can do far more damage
emotionally and long term to your confidence and self esteem also your self worth.
That it is mainly men being violent towards women. I am aware that it happens with
women towards men but don't really understand how this happens
I think domestic violence is one of the worst crimes of violence a person can commit and
today it is often over looked. I don't think people realise how extreme it is, how much it is
happening and the effects it has on people
It comes in many forms, happens to men, women and children and is much more
common than we think. It is something we should talk about more often and have many
more support services for.

I disagree with domestic violence 110% because its not right for men to think they are
better than women and treat them like nothing so they go an hit them like no its just
wring and so unethical. *domestic violence is a cycle if you are a victim of domestic
violence growing up then you don"t know any better therefore you become the bully of
domestic violence and start to abuse your partner and sometimes your own children*
Terrible and should not be acceptable or tolerated in anyway
My perception of domestic violence is abuse that happens within a home to either a
child, woman or man.
Can happen to anyone in any community.
It is very one sided towards women and can be greatly contributed to by the one sided
family court system.
An act of violence whether it be physical or emotional against a person with in your own
home environment.
I don't know what it is
That it does not discriminate. It happens more often than not. It causes much anxiety and
stress upon the victim.
Totally against any form of violence, especially domestic as it has a very big impart on so
many people, and that it occurs more often then we think and people are still reluctant to
share their stories
I don't believe anyone should suffer from domestic violence. It changes and hurts people
in so many different ways for a long time, if not forever.
someone close to you physically or mentally hurting you
person trapped in abusive relationship
* dominated behaviours * bullying * no gender *poor reporting as victim knows person
Mainly related to women getting poorly treated by men, including mental games rather
then just Physical.
domestic violence is often committed by someone within the home there is also family
violence which can be committed by a family member who may not live within the same
home
It's unacceptable in today's societies. Unfortunately it does not seem to be dying out.
Total intimidation, physical and mental abuse in the home
That it is a cancer on society that knows no social, geographic, ethnic or cultural
boundaries
Its bad
It is becoming more common or maybe it is just that we are more aware of it. Prevention
is better than cure therefore prevention programs need to be strengthened.
my perception of domestic violence is very aggressive and violent behaviour towards
someone in the home environment normally from the partner or parent

The results of the question what is you perception about domestic

violence? found that all participants acknowledge the emotional aspects

of domestic violence, such as horrible, trapped and frightening. It also

found that participants are able to recognise that domestic violence
should be stopped, comes in many forms, that it isnt always reported and
affects both men and women. The question also indicted that participants
mention the result of a domestic violence situation such as the breakup of
a family.

Questionnaire Results
What has shaped your perception in regards to domestic
violence?
Peers

28

35%

Media

46

58%

Ethics and values

51

64%

Family

43

54%

Religion

18

23%

Experience

23

29%

Other

11

14%

The results of the question What has shaped your perception in regards
to domestic violence? show that ethics and values had the most influence
on participants perception at 64%. This is followed by media and family at
58% and 54% respectively. Other influences include peers, experience,
religion and other at 35%, 29%, 23% and 14% respectively

Which of these factors do you believe lead to domestic

violence?
Money & financial
issues

57

71%

Alcohol / drug abuse

72

90%

Arguments /
Disagreements

62

78%

Children

34

43%

Other

29

36%

The results of the question Which of these factors do you believe lead to
domestic violence?

found that 90% (72 of 80) of participants chose

alcohol/drug abuse is the leading factor to domestic violence. These are

followed by arguments/disagreements at 78% (62 of 80), money and
financial issues at 71% (57 of 80), children at 43% (34 of 80) and others at
36% (29 of 80).

Questionnaire Results
In your opinion, who do you believe is affected the most
by domestic violence?

The results of the question In your opinion, who do you believe is affected
the most by domestic violence? found that 50% (40 of 80) of participants
believe that children are affected the most by domestic violence. Females
followed this at 41% (33 of 80), mothers at 8% (6 of 80), males at 1% (1 of
80) and fathers at 0%.

Have you heard of domestic violence against men?

The results of the question Have you heard of domestic violence against
men? found that 74% (59 of 80) of participants have heard of domestic
violence against men. This also found that 26% (21 of 80) of participants
had not heard of domestic violence against men.

Questionnaire Results
If yes, where did you hear about it?
High School

9%

TAFE

4%

University

4%

Community centre

5%

Other

48

60%

The results from the question If yes, where did you hear about it? found
that other was the most common at 60% (48 of 80), followed by high
school at 9% (7 of 80), community centre at 5% (4 of 80) and both TAFE
and University at 4% (3 of 80).

Did you know that one in three males are victims of

domestic violence?

The results of the question Did you know that one in three males are
victims of domestic violence? Found that 84% (67 of 80) participants did
not know that one in three men are victims of domestic violence. 16% (13
of 80) confirm that they were aware of the statistic.

Questionnaire Results
Do you think that this statistic is alarming?

The results of the question Do you think that this statistic is alarming?
found that 93% (74 of 80) of participants specified that they thought the
statistic one in three men are victims of domestic violence was alarming.
8% (6 of 80) didnt think this.

What is your opinion on the amount of community

education in regards to domestic violence against men?
Little education

62

78%

Some education

14

18%

Enough education

1%

Sufficient education

4%

Extensive education

0%

The results of the question What is your opinion on the amount of

community education in regards to domestic violence against men?
showed that 78% of participants (62 of 80) said that there was little
education available in the community. 18% (14 of 80) believed that some
education could be accessed. 4% (3 of 80) thought there is sufficient
education for domestic violence against men and 1% (1 of 80) participants
said there was enough education. No participants acknowledged that
extensive education was accessible in the community.

Questionnaire Results
How important do you think it is to increase the level of
community education in regards domestic violence against
men ?
No Importance

0%

Little Importance

1%

Average Importance

11%

High Importance

37

46%

Extreme Importance

33

41%

The results of the question How important do you think it is to increase

the level of community education in regards domestic violence against
men? found that 46% (37 of 80) of participants believed that education is

of high importance. 41% (33 of 80) indicated that an increase in the level
of education in regards domestic violence against men was of extreme
importance, 11% (9 of 80) that this type education was of average
importance and 1% (1 of 80) said it was of little importance. No
participants stated that education on this topic was of no importance.

What would you suggest to increase the education of

domestic violence against men?
Make a well known website about domestic violence against men, so PDHPE teachers can
teach domestic violence against men, by using your online website.
There needs to be more education on domestic violence altogether and it needs to start
in school. Kids need to know that even though they are seeing it at home it's not OK.
Many kids who live in a home with domestic violence think it's normal and usually go on
to become perpetrators themselves. When men are victims they are less likely to report
the violence because of shame, but by the same token many women also do not report
because they are scared. More needs to be done in rehabilitation of the offender as well.
to run an awareness ad on TV or put a full page spread in magazines.
Advertising campaign radio and TV, ribbon day for the public. Govt education for social
workers and police. Domestic violence, no one should have to endure it and no one
should be automatically accused because of their gender. Domestic violence dished out
by women is generally in a very different way than men and most dont even realise they
are doing it.
Learning about it in school
Not sure they would take it seriously
Make the statistics known through media etc as I was unaware that it is that prevalent.
Media campaign. Education programs at secondary level.
men who have been the victim of domestic violence you have a talk at schools to show
its not just females and children who are the victims
Men need to feel it is ok to disclose abuse and know that it will be taken seriously. Good
men don't hit back. Makes them vulnerable tofurther abuse in secrecy. Public education
same as bringing dv against women into the open. Everyone should feel safe. Man,
woman and child.
Teach in school
School community ads etc
advertised seminars to alert the public leaflets outlining problem, made available in
public places, i.e. library, community centres, Centrelink offices t.v. documentaries
covering problem Current affairs programme outlining information
When ever it is discussed that it is made clear that it is not just one gender that is
abused

Awareness via media

To speak out about it more freely, and not make men feel weak as a result of it
happening to them and that it is not their fault
Everything Tv and radio ads Posters in places where it may occur
Media & education campaign
It would assist in alleviating the one sidedness of the concept. The issue here is that we
have a left wing media who focus on battery of women and children only. What about the
mental abuse and manipulation that goes on from some women manipulating the system
and the perception of women as a weaker sex.
If men told 'their' stories then it would receive more media attention and the need for
education may arise from this. I think society's values make it very hard for men to come
forward as it may be perceived as a weakness. It seems very easy for people to accept
women as victims however the same can't be said for male victims of domestic violence.
This is a societal perception based on gender.
I wonder if a printed checklist was sent to every home in Australia which allowed people
to tick off any behaviours they do or experience which might allow them an opportunity
to acknowledge that they are either an abuser or a victim of abuse. Since they say that
acknowledgement is the first step, we need people to be able to see that what they are
doing or experiencing is not normal. Then they could have a free number to call or an
online chat that is safe.
Firstly schools should teach more specifically that domestic violence victims are women,
children AND men. They and the government need to somehow beat the stereotype that
in domestic violence men are the abusers and women and children the victims. More
adds/awareness raising campaigns need to be created in order to bring the issue to light
- advertisements on TV, across the internet, you tube clips promoting anti domestic
violence against men. More organisations need to be set up or need to make people
aware that they exist for men who are experiencing domestic violence. A government or
otherwise funded campaign could also have people going around to schools to talk to
kids about domestic abuse about men as well as about women and children (all equally).
Certain presentations could be directed at boys and potentially even men (if such a
campaign were to go around to different business or be held in a community centre, etc.)
that focuses specifically on domestic violence against men.
More advertising campaigns on TV - the same way they brought make breast cancer into
the spotlight?
allocation of funding to frontline support services to deal with family violence on a case
by case basis rather than having specific funding for women only. There are a lot of
government support services that are funded for women. There should be additional
funding (ie don't make additional funding for men come at the expense of existing
services for mums and kids). Support services and immediate compulsory referrals to
drug and alcohol rehabilitation would assist with overall reduction of family violence. As a
Solicitor working in this area of the law the increase of awareness of family violence

against men is part of the total problem that needs to be dealt within all family violence
messages and not separated.
Domestic violence against women is always mentioned in school but NEVER men. It
should be equally talked about. Even though it mostly does effect women it still does
effect men!
more education
More advertising
High profile celebrities adopting a stance against it. More media coverage of the issue.
However this does not mean that measures against domestic violence against women
should be left behind.
More advertising on a TV and education in high schools
Media advertising. News articles.
Information
Men who have been through domestic violence and recovered should share their stories
through school programs. Plays focused on real stories about men who have been
through domestic violence.
Teach that it happens to men and not only women also how domestic violence to men
differentiate from domestic violence to women Also reason for domestic towards men
and who are the main contributors
I believe that any public education about domestic violence should include violence
against men, women and children and not focus on any particular group. All domestic
violence is equally abhorent.
More TV advertising. School information sessions.
Promotion within the media " get men to talk about it more so there isn't that stigma of
being (under the thumb/whipped or less of a man for being a victim) let it be known that
is equally as bad as domestic violence against women and that there is no tolerance for
it.
Not one thing alone will work. Brochures in doctors offices, tv.radio ads that remove
stigma from victims, social media campaign using target markets etc.
More media. Portraying that psychological abuse is also just as dehumanising as physical
abuse. Instead of the all Aussie bloke that is unstoppable. Not every bloke is like this.
Stop the stereotyping and more will be aware.
I believe that although the advocating of violence against women and children is
prominent good men could be added to their campaign and more information could be
given to people about the issue through channels such as school.
Awareness seminars, maybe getting local business involved. The seminar I attended was
via a local business seminar and trying to get business owners involved to educate their
staff etc. It was very confronting and extremely informative. Any forum that spreads the
word. Once people become more educated and understand how common it is, there is
potential to do something. Team up with organisations that work with violence against
women, I assume the message is the same
More info on statistics. Getting men to talk about violence and how it effects them.

Offer campaigns to help those men who have been part or are experiencing domestic
violence
TV commercials, they are probably going to be the most effective. But they should be
played at popular television times so that a bigger audience sees them, which will spread
the word faster.
Maybe tell teachers to start teaching children not only about women's domestic violence
but to start teach us about men's domestic violence
Have men who gave been affected tell their stories
Educational programs in schools, universities etc., more media coverage and programs
and male victims coming forward and talking about their experiences.
Media releases, education in high school developing an awareness and also teaching
male students what support agencies are available.
first of all because violence against anyone is a no no and these men need help like any
other human being. The act of helping the men, sharing their stories, may also cause
men generally troubled with a variety of others issues and acts of violence less
commonly heard in men to come forward to seek help. Helping men who are
domestically abused will also give women a wake up call that like the men we see in
those 'no hitting' ads they need to do the same thing and band together frowning upon
such behaviour (of violence) in their own ranks. If you look at it any bad thing that
happens to one gender is, in most cases, the same with the other. Men get raped, men
get abused but we never hear these things because men are painted as the perpetrators
or expected to stay strong. Look around and it isn't hard to find the comments 'but your a
man', 'don't be a pansy', 'that stuff doesn't happen to us (men)'. its almost as if the
males victims of abuse are worse off then the females and children. Society accepts
these 'normal abused' groups associated with weakness and innocence, seen as
submissive personalities while the males are seen as strong and dominate therefore it is
hard for many to believe that they, invulnerable creatures, can be abused. This is why we
need more education in the area to teach that men are just are human as women, just as
likely to be submissive. And it isn't just education that needs to be increased media and
social awareness does too. A campaign needs to be made and it can't have any of this
'men get abused TOO' crap the too makes it sound weak, its a ploy not a fact leaving
room for doubt and argument. 'men get abused' is enough. This is a cold hard fact it is
irrefutable.
Probably by the media, most people don't realize, as I didn't, that the statistics are so
high. It should be made public, people should know and educated by being programmed,
probably best on the tv.
I think providing some clear statistics and facts about males who suffer physical domestic
violence could be effective in raising public awareness of something that could be quite
embarrassing to most men.
It should be manatory in all schooling, to educate all people of all domestic violence, and
how to avoid it, and what to do when faced in those situations. Who to contact should
you be subjected to it. Whether a witness or a victim, or a perpetrator. Advertising

around the school, perhaps in a library, or Social Ed class. Advertise on Social media.
leaflets, in letterboxes, to reach all homes. Place pamphlets in local Library, and
community centres. Talk about it.
The same as they are doing for woman
Campaigns and advertising - especially on social media and tv Also educating people in
school is a good way of creating awareness about it at a young age
Start with adding it to the curriculum on relationships/health in High School
I found the ad campaigns on television made me more aware of domestic violence of all
forms against women so I suppose the same for spreading information on what can
happen to men would be very valuable.
Teach in schools and do a documentary on it
Education against domestic violence should start in early school years. Quite often
children that live with domestic violence are not aware that this behaviour is not ok.
Removing the wimp stigma
Media advertising and community acknowledgement that it is not "unmanly" to seek
help.
Advertising campaigns. Education at School and other relevant and suitably related
venues such as hospitals, courts, police stations.
Broadcast it as much as they do for domestic violence against women and children.
When they do show the ads on tv make sure that they stipulate that it not only happens
to women but also to men.
Domestic violence against women is always mentioned in school but NEVER men.
take action (government, media etc.) to try and reform society's view of masculinity; help
people understand that men can be abused & it doesn't mean they're weak. better
education on the topic in schools (the many different types of domestic violence, how
anyone is susceptible to it)
Maybe start with high school education, sliding it into our pdhpe lessons or making
programs in bringing awareness then workplace awareness with the same idea. Maybe
we can just let people we know that we are therefor them and if they need help, don't be
afraid to ask.
Mandatory classes in high school. Having victims share impact statements and speaking
with students at schools.
It should be taught in school, so when teenagers are older and find themselves in a
violent relationship they already have the education on how best to deal with it and what
they should do. Domestic violence can start at any age so the younger everyone is aware
of the facts then hopefully this will lessen the amount of cases happening. There could be
pages with information that can pop up on facebook streams - everyone is into facebook.
* media based programs * personal experiences shared
High schools Media
Advertise the fact. Have people that have been affected speak about it even though it
may not be thought of as manly.

Make sure facts given include that even though 1 in 3 victims are male, most
perpetrators are also male.

The results of the question What would you suggest to increase the
education

of

domestic

violence

against

men?

found

that

participants believed that they and the community would benefit

from a wide range of varied education programs. Some that were
suggested in responses were school programs for all year groups,
better, more accurate advertising and more accessible support
campaigns.