Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Refuge) Domestic abuse has a higher rate of repeat offending than any other crime and encompasses a vast range of behaviours.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Channel 4 documentary about Marilyn Manson features a number of women alleging he subjected them to physical, sexual 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, ...

Coercive control was written into U.K. law as a crime in 2015, referring to a form of abuse that occurs within a family or intimate partnerships. Coercive control is an act or a pattern of acts of ...

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 ...

The Brave Pen launches “Love’s Hidden Abuse: One Woman’s Journey from Silence to Strength,” a mini-memoir by Lyndal Ash that ...

When it comes to tackling abuse and violence against women and girls (VAWG), it's clear there's still a lot of work to be done, especially when it comes to ensuring non-physical forms of abuse are ...

About a month ago, I blogged about the first reported Appellate Division decision since the Domestic Violence statute was amended, to include consideration of coercive control when considering the ...

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Sean “Diddy” Combs’ trial may have hinged on just two words the jury never got to hear. His lawyers said he was guilty of domestic abuse, but they said he was not guilty of trafficking. Experts say ...