Men and Domestic Violence

Jeff chats with Lisa Nolan the Director of Prevention Education for the Willow Domestic Violence Center in Rochester New York. This conversation may be triggering to some and as a reminder, it is for educational purposes only and not medical or legal advice. If you need medical or legal advice, please seek help from the appropriate medical or legal professional. Notes What is the language we should be using when discussing domestic violence? The different perspectives on men and domestic violence How do we stop domestic violence? What is domestic violence and what does it look like? The signs of domestic violence Does domestic violence happen outside of sexual relationships? How the Britney Spears situation shows us what domestic violence in the family can look like What are the outward signs of domestic violence? What is gaslighting? Are abusers aware that they are abusing? Abuse versus anger management issues Why do people abuse? Where does it come from? How Lisa’s experience as a campus judge for a college opened her eyes to the reality of domestic violence Men’s versus women’s experiences with domestic violence What hurdles do male sexual abuse survivors face? Domestic Violence in the LGBTQIA community How do people end up in abusive relationships? Why are abusive relationships hard to leave? Audience Q&A What we can do to help Links Willow Domestic Violence Center: http://willowcenterny.org/ The National Domestic Violence Hotline: http://thehotline.org/ Rape Abuse & Incest National Network: http://rainn.org/ The CDC Fast Facts about DV: https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/index.html Information on Adverse Childhood Experiences: https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces The Power and Control Wheel: https://www.nsvrc.org/sites/default/files/2019-08/Gender%20Neutral%20Power%20Control%20Wheel.pdf Brene Brown’s RSA Short: Empathy: https://brenebrown.com/videos/rsa-short-empathy/ DONATE TO AND/OR JOIN THE OFFICIAL VM MOVEMBER TEAM: https://us.movember.com/team/2398989 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-TALK (800-273-8255) or text "VM" to 741741 American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) Loss Survivors: https://afsp.org/ive-lost-someone AFSP After an Attempt: https://afsp.org/after-an-attempt National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) for family members and caregivers: https://www.nami.org/Your-Journey/Family-Members-and-Caregivers NAMI: https://www.nami.org/home Join Us: https://discord.gg/YbQDWqUC VisibleMan: https://www.visibleman.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/visibleman.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/VisiblemanO Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/visibleman_org/