Domestic abuse cuts differently for women and men – Douglas Todd (Canada)

https://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/douglas-todd-domestic-abuse-cuts-both-ways-and-differently-for-women-and-men Supporting survivors ‘should not be a zero-sum game’ in which only one gender receives empathy, says noted researcher and Simon Fraser University criminologist Douglas Todd Updated: June 7, 2019 Simon Fraser University criminologist Alexandra Lysova began to investigate spousal violence in her home city of Vladivostok, Russia, almost two decades ago. NICK PROCAYLO /

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Happy Men’s Mental Health Week, discarded Dads

https://www.spectator.com.au/2019/06/happy-mens-mental-health-week-discarded-dads/ Rob Tiller My early years as a counsellor taught me the ‘how does that make you feel’ style of therapy I’d learnt at grad school generally didn’t work so well engaging men. Guys aren’t simply ‘hairy women’ and if life-bettering change is the goal of counselling, men require a different, more male-friendly approach. Encouraging the

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