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2 results foundAuthor: Robinson, Amanda Title: The Dyn Project: Supporting Men Experiencing Domestic Abuse Summary: 1. There are few services within either Wales or the United Kingdom that provide a specific service to men who have experienced domestic abuse. Those that do are largely helpline based, or work with men who have used violence. The Dyn Project is therefore a timely development in domestic abuse service delivery as it provides a safety planning and advocacy service for gay, bisexual, transgender (GBT) and heterosexual men who have experienced domestic abuse (see www.dynproject.org). 2. The Dyn Project began accepting referrals in January 2005. During the period of the evaluation it was located within the Cardiff Women's Safety Unit (WSU), managed by Safer Cardiff and funded by the Cardiff Community Safety Partnership. It is staffed by one full-time Coordinator who has access to the WSU's equipment, administrative personnel, and importantly the experience of other advocates working at the WSU. Recently, the Dyn Project has relocated to a different site to improve the delivery of services directly to men. However, the operational link with the WSU remains as it is considered a precondition to the operation of a men's service. 3. The Dyn Project has developed five guiding principles for its work with men: (1) that it is essential to develop appropriate services for GBT and heterosexual men which are effective in reducing risk and increasing safety; (2) services must have a clear definition of domestic abuse; (3) a clear screening protocol is essential in order to identify, and respond appropriately, to counter-allegations; (4) any service must have the capacity to risk assess referrals in order to identify those who are most at risk of experiencing abuse in the future; and, (5) work with men who have experienced domestic abuse must take place within a multi-agency setting. 4. Data collected for this report consists of 171 men referred to the Dyn Project (representing the number of referrals for a 12-month period), in-depth narrative descriptions from the case files (n=10), telephone interviews with Dyn clients to assess their perceptions of the project (n=4), and interviews with practitioners from a range of agencies that have worked with the Dyn Project (n=7). 5. The Dyn Project developed a classification system to prioritise incoming referrals, and to address the issue of counter-allegations and screening. Screening is not commonplace within services for women because women constitute the overwhelming majority of those abused; however, when working with heterosexual men it is not possible to rely on a statistical probability that they will be a victim. It has been established that perpetrators of domestic abuse use the language of victimisation in order to minimise or excuse their actions. When working with gay, bisexual and transgender men, screening is essential because the dynamics of the relationship may not make it possible to easily identify the role of each partner or there may be a history of counterallegations. A substantial amount of the work undertaken by the Dyn Project was in relation to screening and classifying referrals. 6. The Dyn Project uses four categories to describe the men who have experienced domestic abuse from an intimate partner: - MV1 - Men in same-sex relationships. (24% of 171 men) - MV2 - Heterosexual men with no known history of abusive or violent incidents as either a victim or a perpetrator. (30% of 171 men) - MV3 - Heterosexual men with a known history of abusive or violent incidents (i.e., they have been identified as the (alleged) perpetrator of domestic abuse towards a former or current intimate partner); however, they have no record of any High or Very High Risk incidents within the last four months, and any current incidents are medium risk or for information only. (33% of 171 men) - MV4 - Heterosexual men with a known history of abusive or violent incidents (i.e., they have been identified as the (alleged) perpetrator of domestic abuse towards a former or current intimate partner). Currently they are known or alleged to be perpetrating domestic abuse or have an evidenced history of doing so (e.g., a partner referred to a MARAC, repeat incidents, etc). (13% of 171 men) 7. Therefore almost one-quarter of referrals coming to the Dyn Project are for gay male victims of domestic abuse. The overwhelming bulk of the cases coming to the Dyn Project are for heterosexual men. For these men, the distinction between 'victim' and 'perpetrator' is often blurred. 8. The typical Dyn client is a white British male who is less than 40 years old, and reflecting the Dyn Project's status as a criminal justice agency has been referred to the Dyn Project by the police. Where employment status is known, equal proportions are in full-time work as are unemployed. 9. The findings from the risk assessments conducted with male victims of domestic abuse show markedly different results from the risk factors present for female victims of domestic abuse. For example, psychological risk factors (e.g., threats to kill, suicide attempts, stalking) do not seem to feature as prominently for Dyn clients. Furthermore, victims' reports of extreme jealousy/control exhibited by their partners are much less frequent than other research has found with female victims. 10. The four types of Dyn clients differ not only in terms of the individual risk factors but also their overall risk classification (medium, high, very high risk). It is those cases where the distinctions between victimisation and offending behaviour are blurred that appear to be at highest risk. For example, significantly more MV3 and MV4 clients were more likely to be classified at high or very high risk. The more easily identified 'legitimate' victims (either gay or heterosexual) appear to be at lower overall risk. However, of these 'legitimate' victims, the proportion of gay male victims (MV1) assessed as high or very high risk was twice that of their heterosexual counterparts (MV2), accounting for almost 1 in 3 gay male referrals. Similarly, 27% of gay victims (MV1) were repeat referrals to the Dyn Project compared to only 4% of heterosexual victims (MV2). 11. Aspects of service delivery varied considerable among the four types of Dyn referrals. For example, gay male victims (MV1) were the most likely to receive long-term support. About onethird had open cases for more than 80 days, compared to only 4% of MV2, 16% of MV3 and 14% of MV4. They were also more likely to be offered and to accept the following: face-to-face appointments, telephone contact, information packs, police occurrence markers, and referrals to HomeSafe and housing services. 12. Taken together, the findings from the risk and service data appear to indicate a situation whereby gay victims are less likely to recognize or disclose their experiences as abusive, yet are more willing to take up services and support from the Dyn Project. In contrast, heterosexual male clients are more likely to be considered at greater risk, yet are less likely to accept services or support. Gay male victims appear to be the most similar to female victims of domestic abuse in terms of their desire for support and advocacy, whereas heterosexual male victims are clearly less likely to engage with the services offered by the Dyn Project. This may be a function of the type or method of service delivery at the Dyn Project, in particular the greater likelihood that the Project Coordinator was able to successfully contact gay male victims by phone. 13. Of the four GBT clients that consented to a follow-up interview, 3 perceived the Dyn Project to have reduced the violence and/or threat of violence in their lives, and 3 believed their future risk was lower due to the advice and support that they received. All four were satisfied or very satisfied with the Dyn Project. Contact with the Dyn Project was very much valued and enabled men to access services and obtain specialist advice that would not have been possible otherwise. 14. Interviews with the key informants revealed several strengths of incorporating a service for men experiencing domestic abuse into a multi-agency approach towards domestic abuse, including: increasing the information-sharing and good practice between advocates supporting male and female victims (particularly with respect to heterosexual perpetrators attempting to present to services as victims); providing a more holistic picture of the amount of men needing services and support; challenging misconceptions and increasing attention about male victims of domestic abuse; improving other agencies' awareness and responses to male victims; and providing a specialist service for GBT victims that greatly enhanced the provision afforded to this community. 15. Recommendations arising from this research include: - Maintaining existing provision so that all male victims have access to an appropriate service in Cardiff and further developing the capacity of the Dyn Wales /Dyn Cymru Helpline to ensure that male victims across Wales have access to support. - Conducting an empirical investigation into whether the FSU9 risk assessment form should be adapted specifically for male victims, particularly to further explore heterosexual and gay male risk factors respectively. - Conducting an empirical investigation into the respective risk profile of heterosexual men and their partners to inform service providers as to the nature of counter-allegations, particularly as the heterosexual referrals most at risk (MV3 and MV4) were cases with blurred distinctions between victimisation and offending behaviour. - Considering the development of a dedicated domestic abuse strategy for GBT men as their levels of risk and support uptake warrant different models of service provision, potentially as part of a broader engagement with the needs of LGBT people experiencing domestic abuse in Wales. - Considering the development of a dedicated domestic abuse strategy for heterosexual men as their levels of risk and support uptake warrant different models of service provision, particularly exploring models of intervention that can respond to the needs of men where there are blurred distinctions between victimisation and offending behaviour. - Developing a set of agreed standards for work with men who have experienced domestic abuse to ensure that interventions identify and reduce risk while holding perpetrators to account. Details: Cardiff, Wales: Cardiff University, 2006. 93p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed December 7, 2017 at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/241060697_The_Dyn_Project_Supporting_Men_Experiencing_Domestic_Abuse Year: 2006 Country: United Kingdom URL: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/241060697_The_Dyn_Project_Supporting_Men_Experiencing_Domestic_Abuse Shelf Number: 110515 Keywords: Abused Men Domestic Violence Intimate Partner Violence LGBT PersonsMale Victims Victim Services |
Author: Drydakis, Nick Title: School-Age Bullying, Workplace Bullying and Job Satisfaction: Experiences of LGB People in Britain Summary: Using a data set that contains information on retrospective school-age bullying, as well as on workplace bullying in the respondents' present job, the outcomes of this study suggest that bullying, when it is experienced by sexual orientation minorities tends to persist over time. According to the estimations, it seems that school-age bullying of LGB people is associated with victims' lower educational level and occupational sorting into non-white-collar jobs, especially for gay/bisexual men. In addition, the outputs suggest that for both gay/bisexual men and lesbian/bisexual women, school-age bullying is positively associated with workplace bullying and negatively associated with job satisfaction. Additional results suggest a negative association between workplace bullying and job satisfaction. However, the outcomes show a positive association between the existence of an LGBT group in the workplace and job satisfaction. Details: Bonn: Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), 2018. Source: Internet Resource: IZA Discussion Paper No. 11699: Accessed August 30, 2018 at: https://www.iza.org/publications/dp/11699/school-age-bullying-workplace-bullying-and-job-satisfaction-experiences-of-lgb-people-in-britain Year: 2018 Country: United Kingdom URL: https://www.iza.org/publications/dp/11699/school-age-bullying-workplace-bullying-and-job-satisfaction-experiences-of-lgb-people-in-britain Shelf Number: 151315 Keywords: BullyingJob SatisfactionLGBT PersonsSchool BullyingSexual OrientationWorkplace Bullying |