Tell the truth about domestic violence

Domestic abuse is a real problem and I support [Matthew Behrens]'s wish to shed light on it. We'll help stop domestic violence by telling the truth about it. And part of the truth is that it's committed by both men and women. And both women and men are the victims. The perpetrator mal...

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Published inPerth EMC
Main Author Macdonald, Andrew C
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Perth, Ont Postmedia Network Inc 05.05.2016
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Behrens, Matthew
Perth
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Summary:Domestic abuse is a real problem and I support [Matthew Behrens]'s wish to shed light on it. We'll help stop domestic violence by telling the truth about it. And part of the truth is that it's committed by both men and women. And both women and men are the victims. The perpetrator male and the victim female is one very real side of the issue and not to be minimized. But it's not the whole story. According to Stats Can in 2009, reporting on a five year retrospective study, three times more women than men were killed by spouses.