The term gaslighting refers to a pattern of manipulation and control in which an abuser successfully convinces their victim that they are insane. It has devastating consequences.

New research shows children who experience coercive control from parents often believe it is normal parental discipline, ...

Domestic violence (also known as intimate partner violence) is experienced by over 10 million adults in the United States each year; 1 in 4 women and 1 in 10 men experience sexual violence, physical ...

Coercive control is at the root of domestic abuse, advocates and lawmakers emphasized at the briefing. Restraining orders could also be sought in circumstances involving technological abuse, which ...

Domestic abuse has a higher rate of repeat offending than any other crime and encompasses a vast range of behaviours. While society immediately recognises some of these actions as abuse, other types ...

Bruises and broken bones aren’t the only signs of domestic abuse. Subjects of psychologically coercive behavior also carry similar scars, ones that can inflict the same pain. As one alleged victim ...

The legislation would modify the state’s current protective order law to allow those who have endured coercive control to qualify for a protective order.

Fourteen hours after being diagnosed with cancer in 2019, Carmen Aliber said her abuser coerced her into heading to Newton City Hall to apply for a marriage license. There was no time to write a ...