Using survey data from the Statistics Canada General Social Survey on victimization as well as interviews with 16 male survivors, the study found men were significantly less likely to seek outside help compared to women.

“When intimate partner violence happens to men, it often feels like they're left to cope alone,” says Alexandra Lysova, SFU criminology professor and co-author of a new study published in the Journal of Family Violence. “Many deny the abuse, withdraw from social activities and relationships, and throw themselves into work to avoid what’s happening at home.”

To investigate how private vs. public water systems affect water quality and equal access to safe, clean water, researchers mapped the distribution of water system ownership, water system violations, and water injustice nationwide. Their findings are published in the journal Risk Analysis. The study is the first to integrate geospatial mapping of water violations, social vulnerability,  and, importantly, perceptions of water access in relation to public versus private ownership of water systems on a national scale.