Men’s Lived Experience Voices
The Men’s Voices group provides men who are no longer in the abusive relationship with a safe environment to discuss their experiences around domestic abuse with the aim of improving services across Leeds.
Awareness around men’s experiences of domestic abuse and the understanding of how best to support them is improving but services and society in general still have a lot to learn. The Men’s Lived Experience Voices group was set up to capture the voices of men who have experienced domestic abuse and to find ways to use those voices to enact positive change and improvement in services who support men who have experienced domestic abuse.
Engagement opportunities are offered in a range of ways including attending groups either face to face or on-line, 1-1 with a support worker or via email or telephone. Your level of involvement is your decision. There is no time constraints or commitment to engaging regularly. Your anonymous feedback is given to organisations, with a commitment from them that they will explain how they have used the feedback given and what difference it has made.
If you would like to join the Men’s Voices Group, please contact Geoff at: [email protected] or telephone: 07917739239.
Latest News & Projects
Joe’s story – How Domestic Abuse Impacts a Family
The Domestic Violence and Abuse Voices Project, engaged with a male victim-survivor, Joe, and his wife, Sophie, who shared their story, highlighting how domestic abuse doesn’t only impact the victim, but also the people around them. To learn more, read the blog here: https://ldvs.uk/the-hidden-victims-of-domestic-abuse/
Training Podcast
This piece of work draws on the experiences of male victim-survivors to explain good support looks like, identifying learning opportunities and advice for those working with victim-survivors of domestic abuse.