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.

A Grand Strand lawmaker has re-introduced a measure that would strengthen protections for victims of coercive control, taking ...

Horry and Georgetown county’s top prosecutor says a state bill to tackle a form of abuse could have wide-spread impacts. The ...

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

Richa Raval's life was torn apart by coercive control. Here, 10 years on from it becoming an official offence, she bravely ...

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

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The programme highlights Project Foundation that sees Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary work with domestic abuse charity Hampton Trust.

Anne Grant was executive director of the Women’s Center of Rhode Island (1988-1996), when she also served in the RI Coalition Against Domestic Violence and wrote the “Overcoming Abuse” column in The ...

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 ...

A woman who was raped by her former partner has said she is "speaking out because I want to turn my pain into purpose" after ...