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Our FREE Personal Safety Alarm Give-away is underway and the requests are flying in  from all over the UK, remember its one per household. To request yours simply email your name and address to us free@againstallodds.wales

We are looking at making this a regular thing, free alarms for all.

Support our Go-Fund Me to help cover the cost of this promotion.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO INCLUDE YOUR ADDRESS WHEN REQUESTING  AN ALARM.

National Conference on Male Victims of Domestic Abuse: ‘Supporting Male Victims of Domestic Abuse’
 

When: Morning: Thursday 13th November 2025: 9.30am – 12.30pm
Where: By Zoom, to register click here
Cost: Attendance is free but we appreciate a voluntary donation 

 Why attend
One in six-seven men in Britain will suffer from domestic abuse in their lifetime whilst one in every three domestic abuse victims are male.

There is a growing need to ensure men and their children receive male-victim friendly support and responses from organisations in the statutory, private and third sectors – at a local, regional and national level. This includes ensuring statutory, safeguarding and equality obligations are met. The Domestic Abuse Act and Coercive Controlling laws (and their Statutory Guidance) applies to male victims too.

This is the thirteenth annual national conference on male victims of domestic abuse hosted by the charity. It will focus on:

• Latest academic research
• Hearing directly from two male survivors about their experiences
• Industry best practice in supporting male victims

In 2024, over 350 delegates attended and all those who responded said they would recommend the conference to others, 100% said the conference content were very satisfied (77%) and satisfied (23%). All also said it would positively impact their work and would recommend the conference to others.

Who should attend
This is a conference aimed at (and only for) professionals and practitioners who wish to find out how to support male victims or already work with domestic abuse male victims/survivors.

These roles include those working in community safety, public health, social services, domestic abuse, the legal system (police, solicitors, CPS, probation), adult/children safeguarding, public health, housing associations, health service, victim support, anti-social behaviour, men’s health and welfare, equality and diversity, voluntary/third sector, students, academics and researchers.

Those commissioning domestic abuse or similar services are very welcome too and this conference will help understand this key victim/survivor group.

Claire Waxman OBE appointed as Victims’ Commissioner
 

The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice has approved the appointment of Claire Waxman OBE as Victims’ Commissioner for England and Wales, who will take up the three-year post from January 1st 2026.

“The role of the Victims’ Commissioner is to promote the interests of victims and witnesses of crime and anti-social behaviour, to encourage good practice in their treatment, and to keep under review the operation of the Victims’ Code, which sets out the services victims can expect to receive from the criminal justice system.”

We are looking forward to working with the new Victims’ Commissioner to continue to raise awareness of the specific issues facing male victims of domestic abuse and call for gender-inclusive policy responses.

We are always looking for clothes, sleeping bags even small tents, if you want to support us then please get in touch, your support would be much appreciated