We recently shared a video with you that we made alongside our partners at IDAS (www.idas.org.uk) about coercive and controlling behaviour (CCB). Chief Inspector Al Wescott, who is our Deputy Lead for Safeguarding talked to Carmel Offord from IDAS about coercive control, what that type of abuse looks like in reality, how to spot if you or a friend, or family member may be in a coercive and controlling relationship and how IDAS can offer support and advice to anyone who experiences. CI Wescott al

Coercive control isn’t always physical. It’s a pattern of domination — a mix of overt acts and subtle manipulation that slowly erodes a person’s freedom and sense of self. Marie and her children lived in fear for years. No bruises. No hospital visits. And because of that, they weren’t seen as victims. Yet what they endured was abuse — constant control, isolation, and fear. If a stranger did these things, it would be a crime. But behind closed doors, coercive control often goes unseen and unpunis

Reposting from @dr.cocchiola_coercivecontrol “It is ALL coercive control. Watch my TEDx ❤️ on YouTube and also link in my Bio. I describe coercive control, and the story of a client I’ll call “Marie.” Marie’s experiences and her children’s are not an anomaly. Marie’s story could be anyone’s story. Abuse (ALL abuse) MUST be redefined such that includes these features too: Psychological tactics - Idealization, devaluation - grooming with love bombing, gaslighting manipulation, intimidation, and is