"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 identify.
The domestic violence field lost an important advocate with the passing of Andrew Cicchetti, Ph.D., in November 2024. Below are some of his ideas, with quotes taken from our personal correspondence, ...
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‘His ability to switch from a loving partner to a monster kept me in a permanent state of stress’
Michelle’, a victim of coercive control, tells how she is still recovering after seven years of hell with an abusive partner. Why then was he jailed for just 30 months?
According to the latest Women’s Aid report on coercive control in Ireland, from January 2019 to May last year, there were 10 reported cases of coercive control which resulted in a conviction. In every ...
Jane* was the breadwinner of the family, but her husband obsessively monitored their finances. Every week, he made her present a ledger of their income and expenses. If something was not to his liking ...
Regina Rooney, communications director for the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence, in 2021. (Fred J. Field/The Maine Monitor) She was the breadwinner of the family, but her husband obsessively ...
Spiritual abuse and immigration abuse have been included in prosecution guidance for the first time to help prosecutors tackle emerging harmful practices. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has today ...
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