Coercive control and the severe harm it causes to those targeted by an intimate partner gets much-needed attention by new laws making it illegal in a few U.S. states. It’s now recognized that the ...

Ten years after coercive control became a criminal offence, charges for this hidden form of domestic abuse continue to rise – signalling a decade of real progress in recognising psychological harm and ...

An emotionally abusive relationship can become evident during couple's therapy. Helping a victim find safety and rebuild their sense of self is key.

There's no shortage of discussion over the impending New York trial of rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs. One phrase you won't hear during the legal process? "Coercive control." Combs was arrested in ...

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, ...

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.

South Carolina lawmakers are making a renewed effort to pass a bill aimed at protecting women from domestic violence before ...

Online company Twin Flames is under investigation by the Michigan attorney general for “coercive control” over its members. The group offers help to people looking to find a lifelong romantic partner.

"Domestic Violence is THE issue." That sentence summarized Sean "Diddy" Combs' argument in his recent trial. Sure, he'd been violent towards his longtime girlfriend Cassie Ventura. But he wasn't a sex ...

Every year, thousands of New York City families are subjected to invasive home searches as part of child abuse and neglect investigations. While less than 7 percent of these investigations lead the ...