Older men may be unable to escape abusive relationships due to barriers when seeking help, a report has found.
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The Older People's Commissioner for Wales warned it could put them at risk of physical and psychological harm.
Heléna Herklots said much more needs to be done to raise awareness about the scale of the issue.
The Welsh government said it would continue to work to "to instil confidence in victims to report incidents of abuse and violence".
Ms Herklots' report also found the stigma of being a male victim of abuse and under-resourced specialist services for men were part of the problem.
Due to the small number of domestic abuse services targeted specifically at men being under-resourced, the support they are able to provide is often very limited, the report found.
It estimated that one in four victims of domestic abuse are male, with older men at greater risk.
Figures from police forces in 2021, published by the Office for National Statistics, found the highest proportion in male domestic abuse victims was in men aged 75 years and over (34
.John, an older male abuse survivor who took part in the research, walked away from his 26-year marriage in 2016.
"In hindsight, I should have done it a lot earlier but was reluctant to do so as firstly, I feared that I would have not been believed and secondly, I was unaware of any support services for male victims," he said.