Hawaii has criminalized the concept while other states have incorporated it into family or civil court definitions of ...

According to new research, 42% of Australians still have low awareness of coercive control. The study, published in the Australian Journal of Social Issues, revealed that nearly half of respondents ...

Family law reflects evolving societal norms, technology, and economic trends, and has recently undergone a critical shift in how it understands domestic abuse. No longer confined to physical violence, ...

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 ...

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.

At first, it looks like love. He’s charming. Always generous, always attentive. He remembers your coffee order, listens to your stories, seems to share your pain. He tells you that you’re the only one ...

In a series of Instagram Stories shared on July 9, professional surfer and law student Sarah Brady, made comments on her past relationship with actor Jonah Hill. She labelled him a “misogynistic ...

When Stephanie* called the police to report coercive control, she says she was told it was "too hard too prove" and it was ...

42% of Australians still have low awareness of coercive control, according to new research released this week. The study, published in Wiley Australian Journal of Social Issues, revealed that nearly ...