The Injustice of Intimacy

Coercive controlling behaviour and the impact on children.

Sarah describes the impact of her children’s continued exposure to domestic violence and coercive control both during the relationship and after separation

Jenny Davy, a DV Family Response Facilitator, discusses the effects of coercive control on women and their children and identifies a range of strategies to support children impacted by this type of abuse.

The impact of coercive control on mental health and wellbeing

Kate reflects on how coercive control tactics were used to erode her confidence and sense of self, significantly impacting her mental health and wellbeing.

Monique Lindeman, a group facilitator with male perpetrators, talks about the gendered nature of domestic and family violence and the importance of holding perpetrators accountable for their behaviour.

Recognising coercive control in young people’s relationships

As a young woman, Elise reflects on her partners coercively controlling tactics in the early stages of their relationship.

Eden McNamara, a social worker at Community Connections, discusses coercively controlling behaviours commonly targeted at younger women and how they can be effectively addressed

Alex reflects on what helped her work through the trauma of sexual violence within her marriage and how she has been able to move forward.

Lisa Berlin, a Social Worker, shares her insights from over 25 years in the domestic violence sector, working with and counselling women, many who have experienced IPSV.

Finding support and assistance to rebuild and survive coercive control.

Ellen shares the importance of being believed, understood and receiving appropriate responses from professionals and how this assisted her to move on from the coercive control.

Senior Sergeant Jacqui Casson from the Queensland Police Service talks about coercive control from a police perspective and identifies the ways police respond and assist women experiencing this type of abuse.