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Youth Suicide Prevention

September 10th, 2021

Today is World Suicide Prevention Day, held each year on September 10 to promote greater awareness of suicide and methods of preventing it. How many are affected? In 2019, suicide was the tenth leading cause of death overall in the United States. Among children and adolescents aged 13-19, suicide is the second leading cause of […]

Coercive Control in Abusive Relationships

July 23rd, 2021

Despite what some may think, intimate partner violence doesn’t necessarily equate to only physical abuse. Types of psychological maltreatment, such as coercive control, can be just as damaging for victims, leaving them fearful of and reliant on their abuser. The Coercive Control Collective (CCC) defines coercive control as “a pattern of controlling behaviors over time […]

“Branding” in Abusive Relationships

July 13th, 2020

One of the most defining components of intimate partner violence (IPV) is control, which strongly affects how an abusive relationship operates. As explained in STM Learning’s publication Intimate Partner Violence, perpetrators of abuse will often go to great lengths to maintain control over their victims. Branding and Control One method that some abusers may use […]