This is a brief translation of my website which is written in German.
My name is Rudolf Oswald, I am a Swiss Social Worker who specializes in counseling fathers who have been forced by their ex-partners to live apart from their children. This service is free of charge.

Fathers who experience such violent separations suffer from severe emotional abuse which is grossly misunderstood and generally ignored by the state. My goal is to reach men who suffer from this type of emotional abuse. The latest international studies prove that heterosexual relationships, which are in the separation stage, are too often over-shadowed by the type of emotional violence that can quickly change to physical abuse.

The images we associate with domestic violence depict the male as batterer and the female as victim. Yet, despite the critical importance of first acknowledging and then eradicating the male abuse of women, an equally important but untold story remains. Women can be batterers. Men can be victims. At similar rates! However, despite the wealth and diversity of the sociological research which has been done over the last twenty-five years and the consistency of the findings, female violence is not recognized within the extensive legal literature on domestic violence. Instead, the literature consistently suggests that only men commit domestic violence. Either explicitly, or more often implicitly, through the failure to address the subject in any objective manner, female violence is denied, defended and minimized. (See Linda Kelly, Professor of Law, Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis - Disabusing the definition of domestic abuse: How women batter men and the role of the feminist state).

The purpose of my site is twofold: A - To reach fathers who may not otherwise be able to get help when they need it. A crisis is rarely convenient, usually unexpected, and frequently traumatic. My goal is to help the father as much as possible as quickly as possible. B - To provide access to the latest scientific research results about violence to fathers, social workers as well as the press, radio and TV.

Anybody who is willing to share their experiences as well as their knowledge and interest should feel free to contact me. Please bear in mind that, although I observe privacy and confidentiality as set forth in Swiss Law, there is nothing about the Internet that guarantees either.

This is a non-profit project which I finance from my private, very limited resources. It proved successful and has been very much asked for since the year 2000. Office space, which is urgently needed for personal contacts has so far not been able to realize because of lack of money. Sponsors that find my project worth of supporting are kindly invited to contribute financially or by any other means. In such cases, please contact me via e-mail. Thank you.
This page is an international collaboration. The English translation has been supervised by an American friend; my thanks and compliments go to Linda.