Domestic violence often amounts to torture in terms of the intentionality, purposefulness and severity of the inflicted pain and suffering. It is extremely widespread. But it is routinely trivialised. Until this changes, this form of torture will continue to be widespread.

Read my new article "Dr Emma Katz's At-A-Glance Guide to Coercive Control" Please share 💜 Let’s reach as many people as we can with this vital information. More on the guide + the link below. 🧵 #coercivecontrol #domesticabuse

Did you know HOMICIDE is the leading cause of death for PREGNANT WOMEN? Their current or ex male partner, the man who is supposed to love and care for them, chooses to murder them and the baby. That’s why PREGNANCY is a high risk factor for serious harm and femicide. Let that

I wanted to let you know that my book "Stop Blaming Mother and Ignoring Fathers: How to transform the way we keep children safe from domestic violence" is still burning up. Some milestones: *Thousands of copies sold *Translated into Dutch *About to be released in Japanese I"m

Our new organisation in, and for, County Durham. Supporting women victim-survivors of domestic abuse. Victims’ Voice Durham victimsvoice.co.uk

At Right To Equality, we recognise that coercive control is rarely a single, dramatic act. It is a gradual, insidious pattern that chips away at your freedom, your voice, your sense of self.

A piece from Channel 4 News on why we are calling for a legal change to ensure that abusers are held accountable when domestic abuse victims take their own lives. Thank you for this important follow up to our #TipOfTheIceberg conference. channel4.com/news/calls-for…

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Stockholm Syndrome was made up by a man based on one case Laura Richards BSc MSc MBPsS

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Our CEO Frank Mullane is quoted in The Guardian paying tribute to the role of families - seeking justice for their loved ones when suicide follows domestic abuse - in putting much-needed pressure on public services to change for the better: theguardian.com/society/ng-int…

The Domestic Abuse Commissioner has condemned the family courts’ “antiquated views,” saying they put children at risk. In He Said She Said, I warned that failing to protect mothers & children from abuse causes lasting harm. Ministry of Justice when will you act? independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…