Deseret News | Reader comments: Women's shelter sees influx

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Women's shelter sees influx

BellaMia | 9:12 p.m. Dec. 30, 2007

Alcohol and drug use are usually a precursor to domestic violence.

Henry | 1:59 p.m. Jan. 2, 2008

Interestingly enough, the article leaves out any information on the victims of domestic violence - men. There just isn't any awareness of male victims or support in our communities. Let's not hide our heads in the sand as a society and ignore the fact the men are just as likely to be victims of domestic violence as are women.

John | 11:00 a.m. Jan. 7, 2008

I really don't think you have support in any statistics that men are just as likely to be victims of domestic violence as women.

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Lisa | 3:37 a.m. Aug. 28, 2009

I agree there is little support for men at the YWCA and as I am a former adocate at the shelter. The only male victims I was aware of were through the department that worked with culture and it was rare at that. They shyed away from the gay culture as well and I knew of a women who was turned away by an advocate because she was from the GLBT community and she wasn't sure if she could stay in the shelter.

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