There’s been a dramatic increase in the number of men who’re claiming to be victims of domestic abuse according to a report on male victims of domestic violence on Channel Five. Far from the problem being restricted to just women, last year calls to a dedicated men’s helpline went up by more than a third [...]
Archive for February 2011
Male domestic violence victims on rise 2 comments
The Men’s Network Takes A Lead On Supporting Fathers Leave a comment
The Men’s Network is to launch a new Fatherhood Taskforce to explore how we can give every dad in our city the support he needs to be a great dad at every stage of fatherhood. The project will start with a meeting the existing Supporting Fathers Network, run by the local council, next week. If [...]
Taking Action For Dads in 2011 1 comment
Can you help us take action to help every dad in Brighton & Hove be a great dad in 2011? As part of ongoing campaign to give more the opportunity to volunteer this year – and support any man or woman who wants to take action for men and boys too – we are launching [...]
Support Men With Eating Disorders This Week Leave a comment
The story of a Norwich man whose life was saved by an eating disorder charity and is now fighting to save the charity, is a great example to us all the every one of us has a role to play in making our towns, cities and communities work for everyone – men and boys included [...]
Join The Men’s Network Campaign Team Today 1 comment
Could you make a difference for men and boys in Brighton & Hove this year? We are looking for Communicators, Campaigners, Fundraisers and Organizers to join The Men’s Network 2011 Campaign Team So if you are looking for one of the most exciting volunteering opportunities going in Brighton & Hove this year and have a [...]
Sharing Transformation Evening For Men 2 comments
Are you on the self-development path? Would you like to take another step forward on your journey of self-discovery? If so that you’ll want to join us for an unique evening of Sharing Transformation during Men’s Mental Health Week. It doesn’t matter whether you’re taking your first inquisitive step to self-awareness or a true master [...]
Could You Be A Warrior Of The Heart? Leave a comment
Do you want to learn how to become a Warrior Of The Heart? Francis Briers, one of our city’s great male role models, has a few places left on his Warrior Of The Heart workshop this weekend. Francis is an Inter Faith minister, black belt martial artist, Founder of Fudoshin Development and a male mentor in Brighton [...]
Dads Group: Don’t Miss This Opportunity Leave a comment
Dads who want to be the great dad you know they can be MORE OF THE TIME have another excellent opportunity to come and try out Dads’ Group tomorrow. Great sportsmen have the world’s best coaches. Great businessmen have the world’s best business advisors…….. AND GREAT DADS GO TO DADS’ GROUP! (click here to read [...]
Men face 25% gender pension gap 3 comments
The amount of pension paid to men retiring in the next 10 years could fall by a shocking 32% creating a 25% gender pension gap under plans to reform state pensions. Men and women who retire in 2010/2011 will receive £124k in state pension on average by the time they die, but this figure [...]
Violence By Women On The Rise 1 comment
The number of women in the UK who received court sentences for violence has risen 40% in a decade according to new research on violence by women from the think thank Civitas. YOUNG WOMEN COMMIT A THIRD OF YOUTH VIOLENCE Nearly a third [...]
