Coercive control doesn't exist only in intimate partner relationships it also perpetrated against children. Usually a coercive controller uses his children to harm the child's mother. Weaponizing children in this way is extremely harmful to both the mother and the child. Although for many years it has been thought that children only "witnessed" domestic violence, […]

Although very few states in the US have coercive control laws, we are making headway. Countries that do have coercive control laws are seeing more arrests and prosecutions than ever before. And celebrities and public figures like India Oxenberg, Mark Vicente, Selena Gomez, Serena Williams, and now Ruth Dodsworth are speaking out against coercive control […]

You are invited to participate in a research study. The purpose of this research is to explore communication behaviors between victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) and their close friends of family members. You are eligible to participate if: Please note that this study focuses on the experiences of friends and family members of victims, […]

Coercive control is experienced by most survivors as devastating and overwhelming. Coercive control is a strategic pattern of terroristic tactics used to completely dominate another person. In coercive control, the target (victim) is subjected to terroristic and torturous psychological, emotional and, sometimes even, physical abuse. These highly manipulative and deceptive tactics work together to break […]

Predators use many of the tactics of coercive control to ensnare their targets, and pedophiles are some of the most adept predatory coercive controllers on the planet. They are masters of abuse in plain sight. They have to be in order to fool the people around their targets into seeing them as harmless and loving. Jimmy Hinton, pastor, […]

I write a lot about language and terminology for domestic abuse, domestic violence and coercive control. I don't do this because I insist that people use MY language. Loading language is actually a red flag for undue influence and thought reform, other terms related to coercive control, so that is the last thing I would […]

If the site looks a little different, it's because we have a completely new web site and blog. End Coercive Control USA's new platform will allow us to offer courses and lots of other important resources for coercive control professionals and survivors online. Woo Hoo!  As founder and CEO of ECCUSSA, much of my understanding […]

Section 76 of the Serious Crime Act of 2015 created a monumental shift in how domestic abuse is addressed in the United Kingdom. It added coercive and controlling behaviors as a serious offense, essentially criminalizing coercive control. However, the Domestic Abuse Bill proposed in 2019, and still in progress, includes another important distinction. It removes the language of domestic […]

High conflict is the typical label slapped on a divorcing couple within the United States family court system when domestic abuse and/or coercive control are a factor in the case. As far as problematic language goes, high conflict is, in my opinion, the most damaging terminology applied to victims and survivors of domestic abuse and […]

The Power & Control Wheel, developed by the Domestic Abuse Intervention Project in Daluth, MN, was created in 1984 using the input of victims and survivors of domestic violence. It details the many abusive tactics used by abusers to control and dominate their intimate partners and/or ex-partners. The Power & Control Wheel is still used […]