THE
COERCIVE CONTROL INSTITUTE
“Coercive control is liberty crime — it’s closer to terrorism or kidnapping than assault.
It destroys the person’s freedom, not just their safety.”
(Dr. Evan Stark, Coercive Control: How Men Entrap Women in Personal Life, 2007)
Every 11 minutes
a woman or girl
is KILLED
in her own home.
Coercive control is a global emergency, rooted in gender-based violence and inequality.
“The home remains the most dangerous place for women and children.”
UN Women Global Femicides Report, 2022
Most women and children who are killed are murdered in their own homes,
usually by someone they know — most often a current or former partner or parent.
Children are most often killed by a parent, in the home
particularly during or after separation or custody battles.
ONLY LIGHT CAN DRIVE OUT DARKNESS
adapted from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr