The Scottish Government

Questionnaire for Service Providers
Dealing with Male Victims of Domestic Abuse

1. our Service Users

a. Approximately how many victims of domestic abuse contact your service per year?
b. What proportion of these victims are male?
c. What proportion of these male victims reported abuse by male partners?

2. Service Provision

a. What kinds of services does your agency provide for victims of domestic abuse?
b. In what ways are the services you provide for male victims different to those that you provide for female victims?
c. Do you make any additional service provision for gay and lesbian people?

3. Training

a. Do you have a standard domestic abuse training programme for workers in your agency? If so, what are the training programme's key components?
b. Does the programme make any particular reference to male victims of domestic abuse? Gay and lesbian victims of domestic abuse? Disabled victims? Elderly victims? Homeless victims? Child victims?
c. How many of your workers undertake more specialist training programmes?
d. Do these specialist programmes make any reference to male victims of domestic abuse? Gay and lesbian victims of domestic abuse? Disabled victims? Elderly victims? Homeless victims? Child victims?

4. Your Agency's Aspirations

a. If your agency's budget was doubled for the next financial year what aspects of your service provision and/or training would you seek to develop or expand?
b. Do you think there is a need for better service provision for male victims of abuse?
c. If so, do you see a role for your own agency in making this provision?

5. Your Publicity

a. Have you got any publicity material (leaflets etc.), which your agency provides to victims of domestic abuse and which you would be willing to send us?