Domestic violenceInformation for professionals working in services tackling issues of domestic violence against women and men.
External research » Domestic violence
The vast majority (87%) of fathers who don’t live with their children say that they continue to have contact with them and close to half (49%) say that their children stay with them on a regular basis, on weekends and during school holidays, new research has revealed.
FI research » Domestic violence
Practice » Domestic violence
Practice » Domestic violence
Young fathers (aged 16-24) are some of the most invisible, marginalised and vulnerable parents in the UK.
Many – though by no means all – have grown up in difficult circumstances, are on low incomes or benefits, have few academic qualifications and relatively poor career prospects.
FI research » Domestic violence
‘For too long, our culture has treated boys who become fathers . . . as detached misfits who are the architects of many of our nation’s problems, rather than seeing these youth for who they really are: young men trying to navigate a complex array of difficult life circumstances that place them at a tremendous disadvantage’ (Kiselica, 2008).
Practice » Domestic violence
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Questions we have been asked include:
‘Do you know of any helplines for domestic violence support for men?’
‘Anything about violence against men?’
‘I have trouble with my temper and would like to do something about it’
The vast majority of domestic violence is perpetrated by men on women.
Practice » Domestic violence
Engaging with men in social care: a good practice guide is a 16-page guide designed to help you engage effectively with men in, or attached to, families in which a child is at risk or may become so.
Policy » Domestic violence
Many policy documents and some legislation require family, health and education professionals to engage with ‘parents’. This should, of course, mean that they engage with fathers as well as mothers – but research show that this tends to happen all too rarely.