In May 2007, my cherished childhood friend, Shelby, was murdered by her coercively controlling, abusive, estranged husband. The heinous act was all premeditated. Weeks after she finally left him, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Channel 4 documentary about Marilyn Manson features a number of women alleging he subjected them to physical, sexual and ...

When it comes to tackling abuse and violence against women and girls (VAWG), it's clear there's still a lot of work to be done, especially when it comes to ensuring non-physical forms of abuse are ...

NSW's coercive control law has been life-changing for DV victims like Samantha Bouffler. But two years in, it's unclear ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Refuge) Domestic abuse has a higher rate of repeat offending than any other crime and encompasses a vast range of behaviours.

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 ...

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, ...

This article originally appeared in the Daily Hampshire Gazette. On Jan. 17, Stoughton prosecutors charged Victor Carter with murdering Amber Buckner, who was stabbed 30 times. Police found her with ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Coercive control is a type of emotional and psychological abuse used to manipulate a specific target, ...

About a month ago, I blogged about the first reported Appellate Division decision since the Domestic Violence statute was amended, to include consideration of coercive control when considering the ...

Talk about a meltdown. The explosive reaction from Liberal troops seeking votes for New South Wales (NSW) Attorney General Mark Speakman at the voting centre in his local electorate was not unexpected ...