Football team pitch in support for male domestic abuse campaign

Curzon Ashton football team have advocated an empowering campaign aiming to support male victims of domestic abuse.

Open Up is a Tameside Council campaign working to encourage more male victims to talk about domestic abuse and seek support.

One in six men experience abuse but they are three times less likely than women to tell anyone. Curzon Ashton are helping to reach a broader audience and target local males and football supporters with the message that there’s support available for men experiencing domestic abuse.

The campaign has also been highlighted with beer mats in pubs, posters around gyms and local GP’s, and online.

Executive Member for Public Health & Equalities Cllr Sharif said: “With men being three times less likely to report domestic abuse, it is important we are spreading the Open Up campaign as wide as we can, raising awareness of support available and reshaping the narrative.

“We recognise the potential difficulties for males to come forward and report domestic abuse, so it is excellent we have the support of Curzon Ashton to help us to break the stigma and misconceptions and encourage accessing support. Thank you to everyone who has helped us share this important message.”

There is specialist support for everyone regardless of age, gender or ethnicity at www.bridgespartnership.org.uk or call 0800 328 0967. In an emergency you should always call 999.