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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Politics
Natasha May

‘It’s hard to have compassion’: can interventions change violent men’s behaviour?

Illustration for prevention of domestic violence
Working only with women may help reduce domestic violence risks, but working with men has the potential to get closer to the heart of the problem, Zac Seidler says. Illustration: Guardian Design

Australia cannot hope to prevent domestic violence without earlier intervention addressing the underlying mental health risk factors among male perpetrators, clinical psychologist Dr Zac Seidler says.

Seidler, the global director of men’s health research at Movember, is providing evidence from a men’s health lens to the expert panel the government has assembled for a rapid review into best-practice approaches for preventing domestic violence.

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