Episode 58
Male victims of domestic abuse are almost three times less likely to tell anyone about it.
In May 2017, Paul Lavelle was murdered by his partner of 12 months, in his home in Rock Ferry, Wirral. Paul's death was the result of months of domestic abuse, largely kept secret from his friends and family.
Following his death, Paul Gladwell, along with a large group of Lavey's friends founded the Paul Lavelle Foundation, in order to help male victims of domestic abuse.
Today we talk to Paul Gladwell about his friend, the tragic circumstances surrounding his death, and some possible explanations for why Lavey like so many other men stay quiet about domestic abuse.
If you want to find out more about the foundation then head over their website:
https://paullavellefoundation.co.uk/
If you are suffering from domestic abuse, you can call the national domestic abuse helpline on 0808 2000 047.
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If you have been affected by any of the themes discussed in today's episode, we have listed some organisations below who are there if you need to talk:
Samaritans
Call 116 132 for free
https://www.samaritans.org/
Papyrus UK
Call 0800 068 41 41
Papyrus Website
CALM ZONE
0800 58 58 58
https://www.thecalmzone.net/help/helpline/
MIND
0300 123 3393
https://www.mind.org.uk/
The Kaleidoscope Plus Group
0800 059 0123
https://www.kaleidoscopeplus.org.uk/
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