1. HBV and Forced Marriage Roadshow 2018
Jennifer Calverley – The Elm Foundation
Introduction
The Elm Foundation has existed since 1985 working with female victims of domestic abuse including forced marriage and honour based violence

2. What I would like to tell you today?
Our work with male victims of forced marriage and honour based violence
Experiences
Barriers
Successes

3. Problem – we were turning away men, no where to send them!
In 2009 The Elm Foundation began to receive an influx of requests to support male victims
We were being seen as a gender neutral service
Did we have the resources available / capabilities and knowledge?
What could we do?

4. One of only ten in the country
What we did
We opened a male refuge
One of only ten in the country

5. We didn’t expect this?
In the first year we worked with 14 men and 6 children in the male refuge
Out of the 14 men who came into refuge 7 were either honour based violence or forced marriage
We looked at the numbers of referrals that were declined and could see we had refused due to lack of bed space a further 8 male victims of HBV / FM

6. Our experiences – what we found
We had underestimated the problem
High numbers of HBV and FM
Lack of information / training / data
Others do not recognise the problem
Lack of male refuge bed space
Lack of funding

7. How to change and move forward?
First, we need to talk about it
We need to speak out against it
We need to believe those who are coming to us for help
We need to listen
Provide tools they need to get help
We need to raise awareness and generate change