Academic surveys

From time to time, the charity receives request from academics or the media who would like male victims to take part in surveys. These form an important part of helping to ensure that the needs of male victims are adequately addressed.

The ManKind Initiative, however, does not take any responsibility for the content of these surveys or the requests.

Media/Survivors

If you are a male survivor and your ex-partner was convicted, we receive calls from the media regularly asking to speak to male survivors – if this is something you could consider helping with , please contact Mark Brooks via chairman@mankind.org.uk

(1) University Of Lancashire

Research Opportunity: Experiences of Online EMDR Therapy After Domestic Violence or Abuse

We are inviting adults (18+) of any gender who have experienced domestic violence or abuse and who have completed at least six sessions of online EMDR therapy delivered at home, to take part in a one-to-one online interview (approximately 30–60 minutes). This research aims to better understand how survivors make sense of receiving EMDR therapy online. Ethical approval for this study has been granted by the University of Lancashire’s Health Ethics Review Panel (Ref: HEALTH 01288).

Interviews are held via Microsoft Teams. Participation is entirely voluntary, and participants may skip questions or stop at any time. Everything shared will be kept confidential and securely stored. To thank participants for their time, a £15 Amazon voucher will be provided.

If you are interested in taking part or would like more information, please email: ALSmith17@lancashire.ac.uk

Closing date: 31st March 2026

(2) Royal Holloway University

Research Opportunity: Masculinity and psychological distress among bisexual men with experience of help-seeking for intimate partner violence (IPV)/Abuse

We would like to invite bisexual men with a previous experience(s) of intimate partner violence (IPV)/abuse to take part in an online interview (approx. 1 hour) about their experiences of IPV, including questions about help-seeking, sexuality, masculinity and psychological distress. The study findings will give us will help us to better understand bisexual men’s experiences of IPV/abuse and help-seeking for IPV/abuse.

Participants will be offered a £10 voucher (Amazon or Tesco) for their time.

Ethical approval has been provided by Royal Holloway University of London Ethics Department.

To take part, you need to:

• Identify as a bisexual man
• Be at least 18 years old
• Identify as a someone with a previous experience(s) of IPV/abuse, beginning
• in adulthood (18+)
• Be currently receiving or have previously received support from Third-Sector Organisations (TSOs) for IPV/abuse, domestic violence and/or sexual violence

If you are interested in taking part, please email:

Summer.Jones Webster.2023@live.rhul.ac.uk

Closing date: 30th January 2026

(3) Dr Ben Hine: University of West London

– New Research – We’re exploring a critical issue: Homelessness among men due to domestic violence and abuse (DVA). If you’ve experienced homelessness in the UK in the last 10 years and it’s related to DVA, we need to hear your story.

Your experiences matter and can make a difference. If you’re a man over 18 in the UK who has faced these challenges, please contact Ben.Hine@uwl.ac.uk for an interview. Let’s shed light on this issue and drive change.

(4) Dr Ben Hine: University of West London

My name is Ben Hine and I am a senior lecturer in Psychology at the University of West London. The focus of this project is the experiences of third party callers that have accessed the ManKind Initiative helpline on behalf of somebody else. My aim is to understand the potential barriers which may prevent some men from accessing help themselves. This study has been approved by the UWL ethics committee.

Participation of this survey is voluntary and all data will be kept confidential. You have the right to withdraw your data at any point should you decide to take part, and can leave questions blank if you do not wish to answer them. The survey consists of 5 demographic questions, followed by 11 open-ended questions. The survey may take around 20 minutes or longer, depending on how much detail you choose to go into.

Survey: https://uwlpsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_efdH4Udriywe9Lf