Lobbying One of the activities that the charity undertakes is to lobby other organisations to recognise the plight of male victims. The list below outlines our activities in this field:-
JUNE 2008 Letter sent to New Philanthropy Capital asking why their recent research document ‘Hard Knock Life’ only covered the plight of charities that help females. NO RESPONSE YET MAY 2008 Letter sent to the Association of Chief Police Officers complaining that their 2008 domestic violence guidance does not include any reference to male victims, only female victims. RESPONSE RECEIVED STATING THAT GUIDANCE WILL BE REVIEWED Letter sent to Men's Coalition asking for the domestic abuse pages on their web-site to be changed because they do not support male victims but simply just harangue men. NO RESPONSE YET MARCH 2008 Cllr. Roz Willis speaks at North Surrey Domestic Abuse Forum. Charity spokesman, Mark Brooks, appears on GMTV. FEBRUARY 2008 Mark Brooks, Chariman, gives presentation to Members of Parliament on the effects of domestric abuse cases in the family courts, especially where custody of children is disputed .
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