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.

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 ...

Writing for HuffPost UK, solicitor general Ellie Reeves MP says the law has transformed the way violence against women and girls is tackled in the last decade.

He and his wife wrote pioneering studies; he used the term “coercive control” to describe psychological and physical dominance by abusers. By Richard Sandomir Evan Stark, who studied domestic violence ...

A recently introduced Colorado bill seeks to require judges to consider "misgendering" as a form of "coercive control" during child custody disputes. If passed, the bill would pose a major threat to ...

The law was there to strike a balance - but is it working?

It is long-standing law in Massachusetts that the best interests of a child govern custody disputes. Said another way, when parents cannot agree and the court has to make custody and parenting time ...

The ACT is set to criminalise coercive control by the middle of 2026, making it a standalone offence. Warning: This story references domestic and family violence and coercive control. Family Violence ...

LOS ALTOS, CA, UNITED STATES, May 8, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- WomenSV, a nationally recognized nonprofit specializing in education and advocacy around covert abuse ...

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, ...

Former prosecutor Rebecca Ivanoff, cousin of murder victim Kristil Krug, discusses the dangers of stalking and coercive control, the warning signs to look for, and why making a safety plan and ...