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The statistics do, in fact, support the notion that women are victims of Intimate Partner Violence with a greater frequency than men. The current study commissioned by the CDC is the source for this claim noted in the article (http://www.lcms.org/Document.fdoc?src=lcm&id=3299). Women tend to report more frequently within the church, as well, for various reasons. However, the training that is offered by the LCMS very clearly delineates that men are increasingly reporting their own status as victims. While this may not have come through in the article covering the workshop, it is very much incorporated into the materials used by the LCMS Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Task Force.