Coercive control is a psychological abuse tactic that can involve name-calling, gaslighting, , and love-bombing. If therapists see a power imbalance in the relationship, they focus on helping the ...

"He swept me off my feet. To the outside world, this was the Cinderella story. I was a rescued princess but the abuse started ...

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

In an intimate relationship, the harmful effects of coercive abuse can often be missed by those enduring—it as well as their therapists. Unlike physical violence which is criminalized with laws and ...

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, ...

The family justice system is systematically misrecognising intimate image abuse within coercively controlling relationships, ...

'Bad Vegan’'s Sarma Melngailis and 'Tinder Swindler' victim Pernilla Sjoholm open up about their experiences with the relatively unheard-of form of domestic abuse that’s about domination and ...

Social media personality Sharon Gaffka has spoken out about the dangers of coercive control and how abuse goes far beyond physical attacks. The Love Island star, who was trolled after appearing on the ...

Double the number of cases of controlling or coercive behaviour in intimate relationships were recorded in the UK in 2017-18 than in the previous year. The offence became a crime in England and Wales ...

With the current rise in misogyny, therapists should not remain neutral but should challenge beliefs to help women and men ...

Domestic abuse has a higher rate of repeat offending than any other crime and encompasses a vast range of behaviours. While society immediately recognises some of these actions as abuse, other types ...

Killers who have previously abused ex-partners will receive harsher sentences, under new law reforms. The UK Government says that murderers who have a known history of coercive abuse and behaviour ...