Abused men:: What keeps them from speaking out and how to get help

Editor’s note: If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters, please call the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988 to connect with a trained counselor, or visit the 988 Lifeline website. However, those statistics may be underreported for men, according to Dr. Grey Endres, an associate professor of social work at Missouri Western State University and special consultant to Newhouse KC, a domestic violence shelter in Kansas City, Missouri. “Shame is binding.” Statistics on physical or sexual abuse against men may be underreported, says Dr. Grey Endres, an associate professor of social work at Missouri Western State University. It’s broken thinking among professionals that we believe domestic violence is only intimate partner violence of a man toward a woman or a woman toward another woman, when men are also victims of domestic violence. But even if you call a domestic violence shelter and you’re a man, they should be referring you to the next best resource.