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

When we think of intimate partner violence (IPV), we may immediately think of overt physical or emotional abuse. However, there is another form of abuse that often flies under the radar because it may ...

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, ...

Last week as America celebrated its independence, so too did thousands of Massachusetts domestic abuse survivors. Thanks to the unanimous, bipartisan support of our state legislators, the passage of H ...

Writing for HuffPost UK, solicitor general Ellie Reeves MP says the law has transformed the way violence against women and ...

Domestic violence charity Women’s Aid is highlighting the effects of coercive control in a new print and out-of-home campaign, "Not model's own", which subverts the style of a fashion campaign to ...

You know that awkward moment when you’re listening to a crime podcast about a brutal murder and you think, “F***, some of that early behavior sounds a lot like my last relationship?” Come on, admit it ...

Domestic abuse isn’t just physical. People can be subject to assault, threats, humiliation and intimidation that is used to punish or frighten them – this is known as coercive control. Coercive ...

Kate Fitz-Gibbon is Director of the Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre. Kate currently receives funding for family violence related research from the Australian Research Council and ...

Just two people have been sentenced under landmark new coercive control laws in five months, with more than 150 victims still ...