A campaigner and survivor of domestic abuse has issued a checklist of signs to help identify somebody who is experiencing ...

This is a game changer. It is the most helpful legal change I have seen in the field of domestic violence in decades, the ...

Coercive control can include isolating a person from friends and family, monitoring their time and taking control over ...

The ACT government says coercive control will become a standalone offence by mid-2026, but opposition leader Leanne Castley says that's not soon enough.

WORCESTER — It can start with a critical comment about someone’s attire or their choice of friends, intense questions about work or social plans, behaviors that may be appear innocent but can escalate ...

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, ...

It often begins with controlling behaviour creating fear, intimidation and isolation. Australia's domestic violence scourge has already claimed the lives of 18 women and several children this year. At ...

Domestic violence (also known as intimate partner violence) is experienced by over 10 million adults in the United States each year; 1 in 4 women and 1 in 10 men experience sexual violence, physical ...

Police are no longer just looking for “broken bones and smashed windows” when investigating domestic violence, they’re ...

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A woman has been praised after she "took a stand against a dangerous bully" who used a tracking device to control her ...