The number of men reporting domestic abuse incidents to the victim support charity Amen doubled last year. The most common type of abuse reported last year was verbal and psychological, accounting for 72 per cent of all disclosures of domestic abuse received. Just 30 reports of sexual domestic abuse were received, and 819 reports (16 per cent) of disclosures related to physical abuse suffered by men. Examples of verbal or psychological abuse reported included constant criticism, name calling, isolation from family and friends, financial control and verbal threats of physical abuse. The number of verbal and psychological abuse disclosures increased from 1,318 to 3,730 between 2015 and last year.

Source: The Irish Times December 06, 2017 12:56 UTC