News

Interpersonal abuse is emotional, physical, and also financial. Because intimate partner violence is about power and control, this often extends to control over money. Many domestic victims become ...
Nearly one in seven women said they have recently experienced economic abuse from a current or former partner, according to a new survey. Research commissioned by Surviving Economic Abuse found ...
Lockdown is a breeding ground for abuse In the end, Sophie was forced to declare herself bankrupt, but the financial – and mental– scars have yet to heal. “I can’t get credit for six years ...
Consequently, we are not recognising the existence and impact of less obvious forms of abuse that damage women’s well-being. One particularly widespread and insidious example is economic abuse.
Advocates and victims of domestic violence are speaking out against ‘economic abuse,’ a tactic they say is used by abusers to gain control of their victims and keep them from leaving.
This, too, was abuse. Financial abuse, according to Lauren Johnson, assistant professor of social work at Temple University, is controlling or coercive behavior that breaks down a domestic ...
The charity Surviving Economic Abuse said 750,000 UK women had recently experienced abuse through joint mortgages Two women have described how their lives were blighted by partners who used ...
Interpersonal abuse is emotional, physical, and also financial. Because intimate partner violence is about power and control, this often extends to control over money. Many domestic victims become ...