Kate Ryan Quoted in the Metro: “Men Are Just as Likely to be Victims of Controlling ‘Coercive’ Relationships”
Kate Ryan Quoted in the Metro: “Men Are Just as Likely to be Victims of Controlling ‘Coercive’ Relationships”
“Men are increasingly the victims of controlling ‘coercive’ relationships, with abusive women subjecting them to controlling or bullying behaviour, legal experts have said”.
“But men are just as likely to be victims, with increasing numbers of cases where women threaten to take full custody of children, a leading law firm has found”.
Controlling or Coercive Behaviour in Relationships: Making Legislation Work More Effectively for Victims from IBB Solicitors
IBB’s family law expert, Kate Ryan, commented:
I think there are more men coming forward now it is more acceptable and there is better support out there in terms of mental health and psychological support.
There are also a lot of charities helping and generally society has less stigma around the subject so men are feeling there is less of an issue coming forward and speaking to police and lawyers telling them that they’re experiencing this kind of relationship.
For some of them it has been going on for years and years. Even women don’t feel comfortable coming forward and as that’s becoming less of an issue for them, so it is for men. I think we’ll see a lot more of this as things go on.
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