Jennifers' Law, which adds coercive control to the definition of domestic violence in Connecticut, will go into effect July 1st, 2021 after Governor Lamont signed the bill this past Monday. Connecticut joins Hawaii and California which have also passed legislation that includes coercive control as a form of domestic violence. This is a HUGE victory for survivors, victims […]
Woo Hoo! Great news (and not so great news)! Jennifer's Law passed The Senate in Connecticut in a landslide 35-1 vote! Jennifer's Law is named after two Jennifers, Jennifer Dulos and Jennifer Magnano who were murdered by their spouse and ex-spouse after ongoing use of coercive control by their killers. Unfortunately, Jennifer's Law has been absorbed into a […]
"Another deadly mass shooting" has become part of our daily headlines in the United States. However, the connection between coercive control, domestic violence and mass shootings is often ignored. The media often sweeps the connections between mass shooters and domestic violence abusers, especially those who use coercive control, under the proverbial rug. Shootings are news, but […]
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 […]
