A Victorian inquiry into the recruitment methods and impacts of cults and organised fringe groups is recommending ...

“Coercive control” is the term for a diabolical relationship pattern that can have devastating consequences. It occurs when one person unreasonably interferes with another person’s free will and ...

Indigenous women are insisting upon a broadening of policies that facilitate safety and justice for all women. James Ross/AAP The SBS documentary series See What You Made Me Do aimed to spark a ...

Coercive control refers to a pattern of controlling behaviors that create an unequal power dynamic in a relationship. These behaviors give the perpetrator power over their partner, making it difficult ...

In relationships, control varies from mild to abusive to coercive control. When it’s mild, it can be helpful or annoying. When it’s abusive or coercive, it can be damaging. Control varies in pattern, ...

(NewsNation) — After 16 children described as "feral" were rescued from an Ohio home, attention has turned to the parents and grandparents. Family members of Elizabeth Sider have said she was ...

Elder abuse is to be made a specific criminal offence by Government, with the new laws targeting the coercive control of seniors by their children or relatives. There has been an alarming rise in ...

This past October, domestic violence month, was also a time to recognize changes to the legal definition of domestic violence. This year's statutory progress included coercive control in intimate ...

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 ...