Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. COLUMBIA, S.C. (WBTW) — An Horry County lawmaker has introduced a coercive control bill in the South Carolina Senate nearly one ...

Coauthored with Irena Grgona, MSc. Is your supervisor making your job a nightmare? If so, you may be suffering from workplace coercive control, an abusive strategy targeted at a specific person that ...

Imagine a hostage situation. A woman is trapped in her home, and her life and the lives of her family members depend on how well she obeys her captor’s commands. A hostage negotiator calls and asks if ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WMBF) - A bill in the South Carolina Senate would further define and make what’s known as “coercive control” a crime in the state. S. 588, filed Tuesday by Republican Sen. Stephen ...

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 ...

SENTENCES FOR PEOPLE convicted of coercive control must reflect the seriousness of the crime, the National Women’s Council of Ireland has said. The remarks from the women’s organisation come after a ...

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month — a moment to speak about a form of abuse too often ignored: coercive control. This pattern of monitoring, isolation, financial restriction, threats or ...

Abusive behavior is not always obvious. Here are some of the mechanisms controlling individuals use to keep their partners silent and disempowered. When we think of an unhealthy relationship, we often ...

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 ...