ECLIPSE

Leading domestic violence expert calls for the investigation of suicide victims linked to family violence and coercive control.

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

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

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.