The Injustice of Intimacy

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.

Financial abuse as a means of coercive control 

Joanne speaks about financial abuse towards her and her children as a means of coercive control both during the relationship and post-separation.

Jackie Smith a financial counsellor at Brisbane Domestic Violence Services, provides information, advice and strategies to mitigate the impact of financial abuse

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.   

How systems are used to further perpetuate coercive control 

Karma, a First Nations woman, provides insight into how the police, legal and child protection systems further perpetuated the coercive control during and following the end of her relationship.

Yolandi Beer, a Family Law Solicitor at Northside Connect, examines some of the difficulties survivors of coercively controlling relationships face in their interactions with the legal system. 

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.

Eve shares her experiences with the police, the legal system, domestic violence support services and counselling when seeking help for Intimate Partner Sexual Violence (IPSV).

Belinda Cox works at a domestic violence service and talks about her work with women who have experienced IPSV and the process of supporting women to navigate the different service systems. 

Jessica shares her experiences of telling people of the IPSV, who she told, how they responded, what was helpful and what made it difficult.  

Leona Berrie, Manager of WWILD – Sexual Violence Prevention Association, discusses the specific challenges for women with intellectual disabilities seeking help for Intimate Partner Sexual Violence 

Sam reflects on the challenges she faced in accessing the right help and support after IPSV.  

Sgt Kerry McKay from Qld Police discusses police responses when women seek help for IPSV and gives insight into the process of proceeding through the criminal justice system.