How coercive control restructures attachment, exploits social systems, and traps victims in conditions that mimic consent but ...

A survivor of intimate partner violence has called for coercive control to be criminalised, similar to new legislation in two Australian states.

Domestic abuse isn’t just physical. People can be subject to assault, threats, humiliation and intimidation that is used to punish or frighten them – this is known as coercive control. Coercive ...

The last time Fiona Drouet saw her daughter, Emily, she commented on how her eyes seemed to have lost their sparkle.

Coercive control and the severe harm it causes to those targeted by an intimate partner gets much-needed attention by new laws making it illegal in a few U.S. states. It’s now recognized that the ...

What does the Domestic Violence Act say about gaslighting? The short answer: nothing! But that is not the end of the ...

New research shows children who experience coercive control from parents often believe it is normal parental discipline, ...

WORCESTER — It can start with a critical comment about someone’s attire or their choice of friends, intense questions about work or social plans, behaviors that may be appear innocent but can escalate ...

The use of excessive or gratuitous violence will also be made an aggravating factor in sentencing decisions for murder, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has confirmed. Manslaughter sentencing guidelines ...

Originally published as Sue and Lloyd Clarke travel to Adelaide to campaign for coercive control laws, greater awareness ...

She said in her statement to the court: "When I would finally get to sleep, I would be constantly woken up by what happened.