Members of Parliament have revived calls for Canada to criminalize the concept of coercive control as a way of combating ...

The author of Nesting on why she couldn’t abandon the novel despite several attempts, finding her confidence as a writer and ...

Jess Wilson has announced her first policy as leader of the Liberal Party, promising to introduce legislation criminalising ...

Antonio Villafane, from Tintern, Monmouthshire, imprisoned Sally Ann Norman in a caravan, forced her to wear a full face ...

Victorians will be better protected from abusive behaviours under new laws being introduced today to State Parliament by the Liberals and ...

There's no shortage of discussion over the impending New York trial of rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs. One phrase you won't hear during the legal process? "Coercive control." Combs was arrested in ...

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 ...

LONDON, Nov. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On 10–11 February 2026, leading voices in domestic abuse prevention, child protection, ...

Anne Grant was executive director of the Women’s Center of Rhode Island (1988-1996), when she also served in the RI Coalition Against Domestic Violence and wrote the “Overcoming Abuse” column in The ...

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 ...

A former police officer has been charged with two counts of engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour. The allegations ...