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“Coercive control” is the term for a diabolical relationship pattern that can have devastating consequences. It occurs when one person unreasonably interferes with another person’s free will and ...

This post is intended to support clinicians in understanding the lived experiences of children exposed to coercive control, describe how coercive controllers manipulate children into compliance, ...

Coercive or controlling behaviour in an intimate or family relationship became a criminal offence in the UK in December 2015. The legislation was the result of a long campaign by the charity Women’s ...

The topic of coercive control is one that rightfully has gotten a lot of attention in the last few years. It is coming up more and more as part of custody cases. Moreover, in January of 2024, New ...

Abusive behavior is not always obvious. Here are some of the mechanisms controlling individuals use to keep their partners silent and disempowered. When we think of an unhealthy relationship, we often ...

For too long, coercive control has been the "invisible" reality of domestic abuse, leaving thousands of Australian women ...

Regina Rooney, programming director for the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence, in 2021. Credit: Fred J. Field / The Maine Monitor This story appears as part of a collaboration to strengthen ...

An Australian woman has shared her experience of emotional and financial abuse that turned every Mother's Day into a source ...