“Everyone knew but for some reason nothing was done”: Understanding the impact of domestic abuse on fathers and children

Bates, Elizabeth ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8694-8078 (2024) “Everyone knew but for some reason nothing was done”: Understanding the impact of domestic abuse on fathers and children. In: University of Cumbria's Seminar and Lecture Series, 17 January 2024, University of Cumbria, London, UK and online. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

A seminar by Dr Elizabeth Bates, Associate Professor of Family Violence and Abuse and Principal Lecturer in Psychology and Psychological Therapies, University of Cumbria, UK. The developing body of literature around domestic violence and abuse has historically had its focus on men as perpetrators and women as victims yet current crime statistics (e.g., ONS, 2022) show that one in three victims are male, and within the last 15 years, there has been a stronger focus on exploring men’s experiences. One of the most significant barriers to leaving an abusive relationship for men is their children, both in terms of fear for their safety and fear of becoming alienated from them, a threat often made within the relationships. Alongside the development of this work, we have seen a greater focus on exploring children’s experiences but there is still a dearth of in-depth discussion around the joint exploration of how these experiences are felt by fathers and their children, including the ways in which it affected their relationship, coping with the abuse, and longer-term effects. The aim of the talk is to consider what we understand about men’s experiences of abuse, how this impacts them as fathers, and the impact of this type abuse impact on children living in the home.

Elizabeth A. Bates PhD is an Associate Professor of Family Violence and Abuse and a Principal Lecturer in Psychology and Psychological Therapies at the University of Cumbria, UK. Her research focuses on working with male victims of domestic violence (intimate partner violence) particularly their experience of physical and psychological abuse, the impact on them, and the ways in which abuse continues and changes post-separation or dissolution of the relationship. She is also a trustee of the UK male victim's charity the ManKind Initiative and Past Chair of the British Psychological Society’s Male Psychology Section.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Lecture)
Departments:	Institute of Health > Psychology and Psychological Therapies
Depositing User:	Anna Lupton
Date Deposited:	19 Jan 2024 12:57
Last Modified:	22 Jan 2024 15:45
URI:	https://insight.cumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/7455

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