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When analysing risk and strategising safety in family violence, we have to explore all aspects of risk and barriers (internal and external) that restrict connection and engagement with services and support, and the possible reasons behind responses.

“Abusive partners will injure the pet intentionally or threaten to injure the pet. According to research from Women’s Refuge, about 24% of women in abusive relationships had a pet killed by their abuser.

For a long time, I've been wanting to create a visual representation of the realities of the intentionality of coercive control. Unfortunately, coercive control is still actively mispositioned in practice response as an isolated, non-physical, often minimised dynamic, and as a direct result of this, lethality and risk indicators are missed

If a physical consumer product was linked to the deaths of children, it would be recalled immediately. Social media should not be treated differently because it’s digital.

The Government is being urged to scrap “good character” discounts for child sex offenders at sentencing, amid mounting global criticism that it minimises the severity of the crime while compounding the trauma of its victims.

Man charged with manslaughter and coercive control charges after driving a woman to suicide through a targeted campaign of domestic abuse

We all know that legislation is not perfect - but there are some incredible forward movements in our judicial space at the moment NEW LEGISLATION - Evidence (Giving Family Violence Evidence in Family Court Proceedings) Amendment Act 2025

Economic abuse by a partner contributes to one death every 19 days, report finds in UK Economic abuse from a partner contributes to one death from homicide or suicide every 19 days, a charity has found.

Trapped overseas: Why some parents can’t move home with their kids If you require information or support about the Hague Convention - please go to an Aotearoa New Zealand website - Hague Collective | Hague Convention New Zealand

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Key Findings: In the year to June 2025, wāhine Māori made up 15 percent of women in Aotearoa New Zealand, yet they represent: - 44 percent of women who were proceeded against by Police - 49 percent of women who entered court - 66 percent of women who were remanded in custody - 71 percent of women who were sentenced to imprisonment.

Important new legislation to recognise and reduce the incidence of the Family Court system being used to perpetrate further acts of post relationship coercive control. Acts of court systemic coercion is often the only way for an abuser to retain control over a primary victim post separation. Court and Litigation abuse is merely another tool in the coercive control kete. This legislation recognises this abuse and highlights the need for change

The Salvation Army’s annual State of the Nation report is a snapshot of the health of the nation. It seldom delivers good news. This year, for the first time, it applied a Māori lens to the data, with the help of te ao Māori policy analyst, Charm Skinner.

Medsac have recently released their new Patient Information Pamphlet, to provide clear and concise information of the indicators and impacts of Restriction of Breath and Circulation. Medsac approached Debbs Murray (ECLIPSE) and she was proud to provide victim focused information and perspective to ensure that a lived experience voice was centered within the information.

Happy Birthday ECLIPSE! Check out how you can go into the draw to win an entire Essential Level Training Package!

Debbs has been interviewed by the media about her book One Soul, One Survivor. Find the links here.

In this 10-minute interview with Te Puna Aonui, ECLIPSE Founder Debbs Murray discusses coercive control and the work of ECLIPSE.

A month or so ago, I was incredibly lucky to sit with someone I admire deeply, John Campbell, a truly humble, gentle and real human. The...

What's the difference between primary victim and victim-survivor? How do these terms influence practice?

The Power of Lived Experience - Father of Helen Meads brings Select Committee hearing on the stalking Bill to tears