OTTAWA, ON, April 13, 2026 /CNW/ - The Regroupement des maisons pour femmes victimes de violence conjugale (a Quebec-based association of women's shelters) is presenting its brief today to the ...

Coercive control is now considered domestic violence in New Jersey, according to bill signed into law earlier this month by Gov. Phil Murphy. Courts must now consider patterns of coercive control — ...

The topic of coercive control is one that rightfully has gotten a lot of attention in the last few years. It is coming up more and more as part of custody cases. Moreover, in January of 2024, New ...

Abusive behavior is not always obvious. Here are some of the mechanisms controlling individuals use to keep their partners silent and disempowered. When we think of an unhealthy relationship, we often ...

This is The Marshall Project’s Closing Argument newsletter, a weekly deep dive into a key criminal justice issue. Want this delivered to your inbox? Sign up for future newsletters. On April 27, 2024, ...

According to new research, 42% of Australians still have low awareness of coercive control. The study, published in the Australian Journal of Social Issues, revealed that nearly half of respondents ...

In Australia, there is growing recognition that children and young people are not just witnesses to domestic, family and sexual violence, but victim-survivors in their own right. While we are getting ...

While sexual assaults on college campuses are making the headlines, some of the most common campus dangers are less visible: the verbal and psychological abuse, stalking, and sexual coercion that ...

Society is beginning to reckon with coercive control of intimate partners — and rightly so. Yet, as we act on this overdue recognition, there is another dimension of control and entitlement that ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. OTTAWA, ON, April 13, 2026 /CNW/ - The Regroupement des maisons pour femmes victimes de violence conjugale (a ...