From Boys to Men Overview and Recommendations

The From Boys to Men Project was funded by the Economic and Social Research<br/>Council to explore why some boys become domestic abuse perpetrators when<br/>others do not. In so doing, it sought to establish what more could be done to<br/>reduce the number of young men who become perpetrators. The study<br/>involved three phases of data collection including: Phase 1 - a survey of 1203<br/>school children aged 13-14; Phase 2 - focus groups with 69 young people aged<br/>13-19; and Phase 3 - life history interviews with 30 young men, aged 16-21,<br/>who had experienced domestic abuse as victims, perpetrators or witnesses.<br/>Reports on all stages of the project are freely available on our website<br/>www.boystomenproject.com.<br/>This report provides a brief overview of what we found and what<br/>recommendations follow from the project’s findings.