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New EU directive: Germany committed to strengthening protection of men against violence
In particular, Article 30 of the directive now explicitly no longer applies only to affected women. The article contains requirements for the establishment of shelters for all victims of domestic and sexual violence.
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We are looking for people who have the courage to tell us their story
Our current campaign "Live without violence, man" has already encouraged many people to seek help. This campaign will be expanded this year to include more faces. Faces of victim survivors and faces of those active in the domestic violence support system. Do you have the courage to tell us your story?
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The police crime statistics: male* victims of domestic – loud and clear
The figures of the PKS for 2022, which have now been published, form the basis of a separate evaluation by the BFKM. It becomes clear that the extended depth of representation of domestic violence (including intimate partner and family violence and violence in the social environment) considerably broadens the visibility of the groups of people affected. Especially men* who report to men* counselling services are more realistically affected by violence.
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Berlin Senate pledges to change services for men* affected by domestic violence in the capital city
Short report by the organisers of the symposium "From Shame to Help" at Refugio Berlin. The results and promises make us sit up and take notice as far as the early establishment of effective men's* violence protection facilities in the state of Berlin is concerned.
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expert recommendations for practical work with men* affected by violence
Together with colleagues from violence protection and counselling practice, the BFKM has compiled a collection of work aids and checklists for practical work with men* affected by violence. They are already being used as individual documents in some of the facilities in our network. We would like to share these tools with the professional community because of their practical usefulness and thus make it easier for new services to start working with men* affected by violence. We are therefore making them available for download in various formats to all existing and developing men's protection centres as well as interested actors.
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North Rhine-Westphalia: Two new men's shelters with eight places from January 2022 on
In North Rhine-Westphalia, four additional places have been available in a further shelter apartment for men affected by domestic violence since January 1, 2022. In addition, the commissioning of another men's shelter apartment with another four places is planned for mid-January in Warendorf. On the occasion of the opening, we asked the minister three questions on the topic of protecting men from violence.
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