Sky

Coercive control: How do you spot it, what are your legal rights and how do you get help?

Sally Challen's historic case has brought the use of coercive control in relationships to the public's attention. Ms Challen, who spent nearly a decade behind bars for killing her abusive husband, ...

How 10 Years Of Anti-Coercive Control Legislation Has Changed Everything

Writing for HuffPost UK, solicitor general Ellie Reeves MP says the law has transformed the way violence against women and ...
The Sun

What is coercive control?

COERCIVE control is now considered to be a form of abuse and was enshrined in UK law in 2015. It was dramatised in Radio 4’s 2016 long-running series The Archers. Here we fully explain what it is.
Huffington Post UK

What Is Coercive Control And What Does The Law Say?

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 ...
Yahoo Style UK

Tell-tale signs of coercive control and what to do if you're experiencing it

A Channel 4 documentary about Marilyn Manson features a number of women alleging he subjected them to physical, sexual and psychological abuse. (Getty Images) A three-part documentary about Marilyn ...
BBC

Coercive control: Report says few teens know about form of abuse

Fewer than one in six 16-year-olds have heard of coercive control and know what it means, a new study suggests. The research from Ulster University (UU), Queen's University Belfast (QUB) and the ...
The Guardian

Domestic violence victims must be included in the assisted dying debate, campaigners say

Charities warn of ‘significant risk’ that victims of coercive control could be put under pressure to end their lives under assisted dying legislation in England and Wales There is a “significant risk” ...
Cosmopolitan

'It breaks you down into tiny pieces but no one believes you' - inside the UK's silent abuse epidemic

The UK was the first country in the world to criminalise coercive control. So why are we still not paying attention to this insidious form of violence? We were in the smoking area, a place where ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Coercive control to be criminalised in ACT by mid-2026 as opposition says government 'dragged their heels'

Coercive control will be criminalised in the ACT by mid-2026, the government said today. Family Violence Minister Marisa Paterson says a steering committee will oversee the law's progression, in ...
Yahoo News UK

'Coercive control' is the phrase you won't hear about at the Diddy trial. Why it's still important.

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 ...
Vox

There’s a name for what Diddy allegedly did to Cassie — but you won’t hear it at trial

Your support goes further this holiday season. When you buy an annual membership or give a one-time contribution, we’ll give a membership to someone who can’t afford access. It’s a simple way for you ...