The sexual harm helpline can be accessed free, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by phone, text, website, online chat and email.
In this article, we explore the discourses of service providers that influence the disclosure process for men who have experienced childhood sexual violence (CHSV). Previous research has shown that it…
There is much research and growing attention on Gender-Based Violence (GBV), including rape against men and boys. There is substantial evidence indicating that sexual violence against men is common in…
Male child sexual abuse is over-represented in institutional settings. This realization has increasingly come into public focus in recent decades initially through lived experience, often with male survivors’ stories told…
Falling victim to crime is a frightening event, with serious negative consequences for victims’ health, labour market participation, and human capital accumulation. Most existing studies on the impacts of victimisation…
Tautoko Tāne Aotearoa publishes part two of a research study on effective support services for male suriviors of sexual violence.
Report by Jo Reilly, Churchill Fellowship 2023
Research on barriers that exist for male victims/survivors of sexual abuse in relation to disclosing their experiences is limited. This article shares qualitative data in relation to disclosure and help-seeking…
Lived experience allyship in mental health services: Recommendations for improved uptake of allyship roles in support of peer workforces.
A study exploring how South Asian cultural norms shape disclosure and help-seeking for male survivors in the UK. By B. Kennath Widanaralalage, Stacey Jennings, Coral Dando, Jay-Marie Mackenzie
The Lancet Psychiatry (one of the most influencial journals of Psychiatry globally) now require authors to declare involvement of lived experience in research published in the journal:
Ma te rongo, ka mohio;Ma te mohio, ka marama;Ma te marama, ka matau;Ma te matau, ka ora.Through listening comes awareness; through awareness comes understanding; through understanding comes knowledge; through knowledge comes…
This scoping review of the international literature was commissioned by the Peer Support Five Year Strategy Working Group established by the Health Service Executive (HSE) Mental Health Engagement and Recovery…
Although disclosure of sexual abuse has become more socially acceptable for both men and women in recent years, there is much yet to be understood about differences in the disclosure…
In 2020, the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) commissioned an exploratory study into the barriers and facilitators to reporting and accessing support services for male survivors of sexual violence and…
Tautoko Tāne Aotearoa publishes part one of a research study on effective support services for male suriviors of sexual violence.
Global estimates suggest 5% to 10% of men report experience of childhood sexual abuse (CSA). However, male CSA is significantly underreported, with men being reluctant to disclose due to vulnerability,…
By BK Widanaralalage, BA Hine, AD Murphy, K Murji – 2022
By Hazel Lewis, Gundi Kiemle, Michelle Lowe, Robert Balfour. International Journal of Men’s Social and Community Health
By Robin Lindquist-Grantz, Kimberly Downing, Meredith Hicks, Cherie Houchin, Victoria Ackman
Eyre, A. (2022) The Manchester Attack Support Group Programme: modelling a psychosocial response to collective trauma, Journal of Psychosocial Studies, XX(XX): 1–20, DOI: 10.1332/147867321X16490836655053
A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the University of West London for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, by Bimsara Kennath Suwaris Widanaralalage Don.
Alankaar Sharma, in The British Journal of Social Work.
Sims S, Hepsipa Omega Juliet S, Joseph J, Gopal S, Raghavan V, Venkatraman L, Padmavati R. Acceptability of Peer Support for People With Schizophrenia in Chennai, India: A Cross Sectional…
Sandra H. H. Schel, Linda van den Dries, and Judith R. L. M. Wolf
