Mark Brooks OBE

Mark Brooks OBE is a national communications, domestic abuse and equalities advisor with the latter focussing on the wellbeing of men and boys in the UK.

Mark is the Chair of the ManKind Initiative domestic abuse charity, a co-founder/trustee of the Men and Boys Coalition charity and the National Lead Organiser and an Ambassador for International Men’s Day in the UK.  He is a member of the Government’s (DLUHC) expert panel on safe accommodation for domestic abuse victims and the policy advisor for the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Issues Affecting Men and Boys.

He is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations and has been the director/head of communications at two large national charities. He is a qualified domestic abuse services manager and in the past few years he created the national practitioners’ community network for male victims and lead the development of  National Service Standards.  He is an expert panel member on a range of domestic homicide reviews across England and advises organisations on communication campaigns with respect to male wellbeing and help-seeking.

Mark was awarded an OBE in 2019 for his charity work in supporting male victims of domestic abuse, the only person in the UK to ever do so. He was interviewed for The Times Radio’s national leaders feature by Jon Pienaar.

In his roles he regularly speaks in the media and at conferences alongside advising government departments, think tanks/policymakers, statutory agencies, academia and employers.

Mark is available to:

As well as the particular issues below, he has particular expertise and interest on the political structures that create barriers for addressing the wellbeing of men and boys.