Coercive control almost always accompanies intimate partner violence (IPV), but IPV doesn’t need to accompany coercive control to effectively gain power and dominance over an intimate partner.

Bill inspired by Mica Miller, the late wife of indicted Myrtle Beach-area pastor J.P. Miller, would criminalize coercive ...

Horry and Georgetown county’s top prosecutor says a state bill to tackle a form of abuse could have wide-spread impacts. The ...

A Grand Strand lawmaker has re-introduced a measure that would strengthen protections for victims of coercive control, taking ...

South Carolina lawmakers are making a renewed effort to pass a bill aimed at protecting women from domestic violence before ...

An emotionally abusive relationship can become evident during couple's therapy. Helping a victim find safety and rebuild their sense of self is key.

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 ...

Coercive control is a pattern of behaviour which can include isolation, intimidation, sexual coercion and cyberstalking. Survivors have described coercive control as "intimate terrorism" or "living in ...

A woman who was raped by her former partner has said she is "speaking out because I want to turn my pain into purpose" after ...

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 ...