When it comes to men and boys issues, far too often, our leading experts, can only offer an empty hand of answers. In so many areas of advocacy, critical questions remain unanswered, and life-saving services can never be found. We don’t know why men are ending their lives. We don’t know why boys are failing at school. We don’t know why so many men drop out of therapy. “I don’t know.” “I don’t know.” “I don’t know.” It’s the answer I constantly hear, and sadly, so often give myself. Not because those who I speak to are stupid, lazy, or don’t care—far, far from it. We don’t know, because the world doesn’t care enough to ask. When it comes to sexual violence – We don’t know what male survivors need, or how abuse uniquely impacts them. We don’t even really know how many of these men and boys are out there... They are the unknown unknowns, who have quietly fallen through the cracks of society, that so few reach down to help. The men and boys erased in legislation, ignored by funding, forgotten by advocates, and cruelly classified as ‘male victims of violence against women’ instead. But – Whatever the answers to these questions are, I am confident we will find them through conversation. Unapologetic, good faith, grown up discourse, that attempts to talk about hard, and oftentimes uncomfortable things; to ask ugly questions, without fear of reprisal or rebuke. Questions that are finally listened to. That give space for men and boys to be seen, rather than scolded, and shoved back down into the cracks, and further into the darkest corners of the internet. It is not good enough for this space to be powered by grit, determination, and speculation alone. Because “I don’t know” is not acceptable. So how do we have the conversations, and ask the questions, that nobody wants to talk about? What do you think? ~ Listen to the full podcast with Duncan Craig OBE from @thisissurvivors here 👉 https://tinyurl.com/2ks8s7p8

2026-02-06