Coercive control almost always accompanies intimate partner violence (IPV), but IPV doesn’t need to accompany coercive control to effectively gain power and dominance over an intimate partner.

Throughout her childhood, Emily was often caught in the middle of her two mothers’ dysfunctional and abusive relationship. After their separation, her biological mother, Lisa, frequently expressed ...

In Australia, there is growing recognition that children and young people are not just witnesses to domestic, family and sexual violence, but victim-survivors in their own right. While we are getting ...

Experts say the Supreme Court’s acknowledgement of how coercive and controlling behaviour interferes with a partner’s ...

Some states are banking on the idea that you can stop domestic violence even before it leads to blows. The controversial, fledgling approach to domestic violence prosecution wants to make family ...

Parents have spoken about harrowing cases of their young children being abused by other children in daycare centres, as part of an ABC investigation into the New South Wales sector. There is no ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WSPA) – A bill in the state house would amend South Carolina law to create a new criminal offense, known as “coercive control,” while also broadening who qualifies as a household ...

Hannah Clarke and Doreen Langham were subject to an ongoing pattern of control before being killed by their partners.

A domestic violence charity is calling on the Irish Goverment to recognise pet abuse as a form of coercive control. Sonas Domestic Violence Charity say concerns about pets pose a significant barrier ...