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“Men have no clearly defined enemy who is oppressing them.” -Susan Faludi (Stiffed, 1999) I was raised by my grandmother who was born in the late 1800s. I have three daughters and two sons. I am especially grateful that my daughters were born into a world vastly better for them than it was for their great-grandmother.... »

"Everyone knows that it is just wrong for men to hit women." Yes we do! But apparently there are still far too man educators, researchers and interveners who still do not know that it is wrong for one person to hit another regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation or severity. »

“It is a far, far better thing to have a firm anchor in nonsense than to put on the troubled seas of thought.” –John Kenneth Galbraith It seems almost impossible to make up a story like this one. An AP story in the Chicago Tribune claims that the state of Michigan is giving a father... »

“The knowledge of truth, combined with the proper regard for it and its faithful observance, constitutes true education.”  — Joseph F. Smith We believe that the January 6, 2009 ABC World News report by Charlie Gibson, Protecting Teens From Dating Violence was well intentioned as are all dating violence interventions and programs. However, the ABC... »

True liberty can exist only when justice is equally administered to all. – Lord Mansfield The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) ignores male intimate partner victimization (IPV). In its mission statement the OVW makes it clear that it is only concerned with the victimization of women and not men. If you search for a federal... »

Compassion is the basis of all morality. –Arthur Schopenhauer Many years ago as a law enforcement officer I became very much interested in the issue of domestic violence. It was obvious then that victims of violent and injurious domestic violence incidents were not being extended proper compassion, support and intervention by the criminal justice... »

If they have a popular thought they have to go into a darkened room and lie down until it passes. –Kelvin Mackenzie The National Institute of Justice describes its purpose as: NIJ is the research, development, and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice and is dedicated to researching crime control and justice issues.... »

I trust that everything happens for a reason, even when we are not wise enough to see it. – Oprah Winfrey October is Domestic Violence Awareness month. Male related domestic violence deaths seem to be something that most domestic violence organizations, public policy makers, researchers and the media are not aware... »

To see, to hear, means nothing. To recognize (or not to recognize) means everything. And what I do not recognize I shall continue not to recognize. Andre Brenton (1989-1966, French Surrealist) This is an online open letter to the members of the 110th U.S. Congress. I agree with the 110th Congress Resolution 590 about raising the awareness... »

              A half truth is a whole lie.                                                 Yiddish Proverb   Definition   The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control  define dating abuse as the physical, sexual, or psychological/emotional violence within a dating relationship.        The 2003 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) documents that, 8.9%... »