All children suffer in families where one partner abuses and controls the other (Stark, 2023). In our work, we have seen that first-born child often suffer the most. In coercive control, one person ...

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 ...

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 ...

-Among people who experienced coercive control, close to 42.9 % also report physical violence — meaning controlling behavior often precedes or accompanies more overt assault (according to PMC).

A Colorado Democrat likened parent groups to "the KKK" during an hours-long committee hearing for a controversial bill that could see parents accused of "coercive control" in custody fights for using ...

Harmonious social living occurs when people get what they want without stopping others from getting what they want.

A training session on coercive control and domestic abuse is set for Wednesday, February 11. The session takes place at The Lantern in Shrewsbury from 9.30am to 1.30pm. Attendees will learn about ...

Earlier this year, I testified before the Colorado legislature in opposition to House Bill 25-1109, which would have required death certificates to reflect decedents’ “gender identity,” rather than ...

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, ...

Sometimes people are too smart by half and unfortunately attempt to use the domestic violence system as a sword. In 2009, I wrote on this blog a post entitled The Abuse and Misuse of the Domestic ...

Whether it’s spiking food or drinks, withholding essential medication, or administering substances to incapacitate and exploit, perpetrators use chemical control to strip victims of autonomy, health, ...