Control varies relationships from mild, codependent control, to abusive to coercive control. Learn to identify the ...

Abuse in relationships can be surprisingly hard to spot. When it’s physical, the visible scars are obvious, but emotional and ...

“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 ...

Explore the lived experience of coercive control and learn strategies for supporting protective parents' connections with children who have been manipulated.

Coercive control creates invisible chains and a sense of fear that pervades all elements of a survivor’s life. It works to limit their human rights by depriving them of their liberty and reducing ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WBTW) — Almost two years to the day that Mica Miller’s life ended at a Robeson County state park, her sister told South Carolina lawmakers they could have helped prevent tragedy. “Mica ...

Advocates are encouraging South Carolina lawmakers to expand the state’s current definition of domestic abuse, claiming a ...

The legislative recognition of coercive control as a criminal offence marks a decisive turning point in the fight against intimate partner violence and the protection of victims. However, the creation ...

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A yearslong push by domestic violence advocates to criminalize coercive control is taking major ...