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Charity warns of escalating crisis of male domestic abuse in Northern Ireland

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The Men’s Advisory Project NI (MAP NI) has issued a plea for government intervention as 60% of its users report feeling suicidal. The charity highlights the exhaustion of resources and a surge in user numbers, particularly among 18-25 year olds. One in three domestic abuse crimes in Northern Ireland happens to men.

As International Men's Day approaches this Sunday, a leading charity has sounded a critical alarm about the escalating crisis of male domestic abuse in Northern Ireland . The Men’s Advisory Project NI (MAP NI), which supports men facing and recovering from domestic abuse, has issued a dire plea for immediate government intervention, revealing that 60% of its users have reported feeling suicidal.

MAP NI has also reported the exhaustion of resources amid a surge in user numbers, particularly within the 18-25 age group. According to the charity, one in three (32%) of domestic abuse crimes in Northern Ireland happens to men. Every year MAP NI meets with approximately 1,000 men but since the Covid-19 pandemic, a staggering 60% of these men are grappling with suicidal thoughts and intentions

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