John Meehan, a charming doctor, knew just how to treat Debra Newell. The relationship moved fast. They secretly married within two months. Debra was in love with John. But her daughters weren’t. Debra ...

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 ...

Coercive control and the severe harm it causes to those targeted by an intimate partner gets much-needed attention by new laws making it illegal in a few U.S. states. It’s now recognized that the ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WBTW) — An Horry County lawmaker has introduced a coercive control bill in the South Carolina Senate nearly one year after the suicide of Mica Miller. Republican State Sen. Stephen ...

Domestic violence charity Women’s Aid is highlighting the effects of coercive control in a new print and out-of-home campaign, "Not model's own", which subverts the style of a fashion campaign to ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WMBF) - A bill in the South Carolina Senate would further define and make what’s known as “coercive control” a crime in the state. S. 588, filed Tuesday by Republican Sen. Stephen ...

Everyone wants a measure of control over their own lives. But controlling people also want to have a say in the lives of others. When you’re on the receiving end of controlling behavior, it can make ...

How to know when you or a loved one is at harm. A proud partner in the fight to criminalise coercive control, specialist retirement funding provider Household Capital offers responsible long-term ...