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Domestic abuse: Half of male victims do not report incidents

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78% Informative

More than half of men in Northern Ireland who suffer domestic abuse from a partner do not disclose it.

More than 70% of the men interviewed said they had considered suicide and the majority had experienced depression or anxiety.

Almost a fifth of domestic abuse victims are male, according to Stormontâs recent Domestic and Sexual Abuse Strategy.

VR Score

80

Informative language

81

Neutral language

47

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

51

Offensive language

likely offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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