A new report from Refuge shows that coercive control, psychological abuse and physical violence are on the rise in women and girls aged 16-25, and that more needs to be done to raise awareness around ...

Domestic abuse isn’t just physical. People can be subject to assault, threats, humiliation and intimidation that is used to punish or frighten them – this is known as coercive control. Coercive ...

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 ...

Content note: this article contains references to coercive control, physical abuse and homicide. Worrying new data from Refuge’s support services reveals a disturbing rise in domestic abuse among ...

While there is growing understanding around the use of coercive control in intimate partner violence, less is known about how children experience this kind of abuse. Coercive control is a pattern of ...

The ACT government will introduce coercive control as a standalone criminal offence by the middle of next year in an effort to better combat domestic violence. Frontline services have welcomed the ...