"I'm sat here as living proof you will be able to stand again," says one survivor.
It has been 10 years since coercive control became a criminal offence in England and Wales, but it can still be hard to ...
Domestic abuse is insidious, with a few warning signs within a new relationship overlooked in that hazy, rose-tinted euphoric stage of falling in love.
A campaigner and survivor of domestic abuse has issued a checklist of signs to help identify somebody who is experiencing coercive control. Samantha Billingham, founder of UK-based organisation ...
A new campaign entitled ‘It’s not love, it’s abuse’ has been launched across Northamptonshire, to help people recognise the signs of coercive control.
Why don’t abused women leave violent relationships? The question is deceptive, as it assumes that women and others in abusive relationships have choices and agency. In fact, the dynamics of abuse, ...
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, ...
If you’ve been online much over the last few weeks, you may have seen the words “coercive control,” “boundaries,” and “therapy speak” doing the rounds. The conversation was instigated by Jonah Hill’s ...
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 ...