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 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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. Abusive behavior is not always obvious. Here are some of the mechanisms ...

Coercive control was written into U.K. law as a crime in 2015, referring to a form of abuse that occurs within a family or intimate partnerships. Coercive control is an act or a pattern of acts of ...

Coercive control is a pattern of controlling behaviour, and is often used to isolate and threaten the victim. Now, it is a criminal offence in Queensland. In Queensland, the new laws apply to abusive ...

Joanna* knows what it's like to be subjected to coercive control, a sinister form of abuse which combines threats, violence, and financial control to frighten someone and restrict their movements.

In short: Damning statistics from around the country show the scale of the issue of coercive control. Every jurisdiction is taking steps to tackle the issue, with criminalisation and training for ...

An aunt of murdered showjumper Katie Simpson has said the public needs to have a better understanding of the nature of “coercive control”. Paula Mullan was among those who attended the launch of a ...

A push to criminalize a type of domestic abuse known as coercive control is gaining momentum in Canada, after a private member’s bill put forward by the opposition New Democrats received cross-party ...

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 ...