Women call for more domestic abuse support for men
Men's Alliance charity NI organised a march for men affected by domestic abuse
Last updated 15th Nov 2025
A march for men took place today in Writers' Square in Belfast to highlight the men who remain silent and feel like they can't come forward to report their experience.
According to PSNI figures, men make up 41% of death cases caused by someone they know
The purpose of the march was to promote the message of last year's theme that men suffer from domestic abuse, too.
The women in the march recognise that men feel they can't speak out for fear of being branded as 'angry.'
Speaking to Carey Baxter, Chairman of Men's Alliance NI he said: "We need to ensure that there's a refuge for men,
"Which there isn't at the minute in Northern Ireland.
"So men and their children escaping abuse have somewhere safe to go, where they're supported, with complete wraparound care.
"Rather than ending up in a homeless shelter, which starts and continues the downward spiral of their mental health deteriorating."
According to NISRA (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency), Previous figures from 2023 show that 171 of the 221 registered suicide deaths in Northern Ireland were males and 50 were females.
Speaking to Bobbi Leigh Mcilwaine from Northern Ireland, who attended the march after she lost her dad to domestic abuse, "My daddy was actually abused on the bus the day before he was murdered.
"And instead of anyone helping him, they recorded him, and they laughed at him. They then posted it on Facebook
"That's how the police got evidence that he was being abused, because it was posted
"No one believed him, and he made people promise not to tell my sister and me, because he was being abused, he didn't want us to think less of him."
If you or someone you know that is a victim of domestic abuse you can reach out to Men's Alliance Charity on other website. Or Women's Aid helpline on 08082000247.