Amber Heard-Johnny Depp trial is ‘devastating’ for domestic violence survivors, advocates say

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Advocates for domestic violence survivors say the controversial defamation trial of Hollywood actor Johnny Depp and ex-wife Amber Heard should not stop survivors from seeking help.

Ms Foster said the verdict will have a negative impact on survivors of domestic violence.

“One in five Australians actually think that women very often make up and exaggerate claims of abuse in order to gain advantage and that’s simply not the case.Mr Andresen said male victims of domestic violence are at a heightened risk of being dismissed by society. “However, for male victims, when they seek help or when they tell their story, they’re disbelieved or their experiences are minimised or downplayed,” he said.

“For them to witness a case like this, where the experiences of a man involved as a victim of domestic violence are being upheld, I think, really, that would bring a lot of hope to those men, who may then be more confident in coming forward and feeling they will be believed,” he said.

 

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Yeah ill make sure she comes forward earlier? LOL

well as a victim of physically and verbally abusive partner o was finally represented. So i'm not sure what sbs is talking about...I would think that the victim won which is a good thing.

Why are people making it about men vs women? One person fabricated domestic abuse stories and ruined another person's career in the process. This court case is about finding the truth and exposing the lies. Women will still be believed & men should also come forward. But no lies

Sadly it will. The amount of trolls and mra saying women shouldn't be believe has doubled

It shouldn't, the survivor of abuse won the case.

It never was intended to stop true victims, infact it was a man seeking help from the courts to prove he wasn't a domestic violence perpetrator and infact a victim of domestic violence himself. Did MSM follow the trial and digest the evidence provided?

Why did you feel the need to mention the demographics of the jury in your Facebook headline?

Did you watch the trial before you wrote this? Did you hear about the violence and who was doing it? If anything, it shows both physical and psychological abuse is gender neutral. Lift up your field of view please.

Rubbish it means we can all listen to each other metoo mentoo abusehasnogender

But it should be used as education! Woman can be evil too!!

Two people who brought out the worst in each other.

The victim won though sooooo.....

I am glad I found live coverage and expert views from lawyers and behavioural analysts through YouTube. They have honest commentary and actually were seeking facts without bias. Very saddened news outlets didn't do the same.

Correct because the truth will come out. We should listen to all and search for the facts. Liars will be exposed. I am glad of the outcome of this trail. I hope it helps anyone SA DV survivor come forward. I am a survivor myself. AH is a liar. They both need help.

This is such a sick take. Domestic violence is gender neutral.If an ideology has to disregard those it says it represents to keep its movement, it needs to perish. She abused him. She pushed the physical fights He tried to avoid them always. She lied about her sexual assault.

It just shows that domestic violence is not just caused by the male

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