Backlo@lemmy.today to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoTIL about Earl Silverman, a domestic abuse survivor who founded a shelter for men. It was denied funding from the government and he was ridiculed. The shelter went bankrupt and he died by suicideen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square287fedilinkarrow-up11.78Karrow-down126
arrow-up11.76Karrow-down1external-linkTIL about Earl Silverman, a domestic abuse survivor who founded a shelter for men. It was denied funding from the government and he was ridiculed. The shelter went bankrupt and he died by suicideen.m.wikipedia.orgBacklo@lemmy.today to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square287fedilink
minus-squareParsnipWitch@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-29 months agoThere are shelters for men. You can find them for example here (this is for Canada): Men and Families Canada 1-866-887-0015 for male sexual abuse survivors toll-free 24/7 Menand Canada for further resources Heads-up Guys Canada especially for mental health issues This is a list based in Ontario with additional helplines and resources in Canada also for women, indigenous people, LGBTQ+ and other minorities.
There are shelters for men. You can find them for example here (this is for Canada): Men and Families Canada
1-866-887-0015 for male sexual abuse survivors toll-free 24/7
Menand Canada for further resources
Heads-up Guys Canada especially for mental health issues
This is a list based in Ontario with additional helplines and resources in Canada also for women, indigenous people, LGBTQ+ and other minorities.