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Raising awareness to protect children in the family court system from ACE's.
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BREAKING: Lake Shastina Mother and Children Seek Urgent Protection from Abusive Ex in Custody Reversal Threat - Siskiyou News
BREAKING: Lake Shastina Mother and Children Seek Urgent Protection from Abusive Ex in Custody Reversal Threat - Siskiyou News
Lake Shastina, CA – A Lake Shastina mother and her three children, integral members of the Weed community, have turned to Siskiyou County Superior Court for emergency protection after a Washington State judge granted full custody to their abusive ex-husband and father. On Friday, June 13, 2025, Melissa Strawn, alongside her […]
PETITION: Stop Judge Rampersad's Dangerous Custody Reversal Orders
PETITION: Stop Judge Rampersad's Dangerous Custody Reversal Orders
Stop Judge Rampersad's Dangerous Custody Reversal Orders
Family Court Judges’ Attempt to Influence Legislation Defeated
Family Court Judges’ Attempt to Influence Legislation Defeated
What Visitation Should Abusers Have With Their Children?
What Visitation Should Abusers Have With Their Children?
Explaining DARVO: Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim & Offender
Explaining DARVO: Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim & Offender
UNITED NATIONS REPORT
READ: Custody, violence against women and violence against children
READ: Custody, violence against women and violence against children
Urgent reform needed to shield women and children from violence during custody battles
Urgent reform needed to shield women and children from violence during custody battles
Urgent reforms needed to protect women and children from violence in custody battles: UN expert
Urgent reforms needed to protect women and children from violence in custody battles: UN expert
GENEVA (23 June 2023) – Deeply embedded gender bias that pervades family court systems across the globe is placing women and children in situations of immense suffering and violence, a UN expert said today.
CRITICAL RESEARCH
New psychology research links childhood betrayal trauma to secondary psychopathy in adulthood
New psychology research links childhood betrayal trauma to secondary psychopathy in adulthood
A new study has found that people who reported suffering betrayal trauma in childhood were more likely to exhibit psychopathic and callous traits in adulthood. Dissociative experiences were found to mediate this association. The study was published in the Journal of Trauma and Dissociation.
The ACE Study
The ACE Study
The Saunders Study
The Saunders Study
Bala Study
Bala Study
Bartlow Study
Bartlow Study
The Meier Study
The Meier Study
CJE Child Safety Report
CJE Child Safety Report
Coercive Control, Domestic Violence, and a Five-Factor Framework: Five Factors That Influence Closeness, Distance, and Strain in Mother–Child Relationships
Coercive Control, Domestic Violence, and a Five-Factor Framework: Five Factors That Influence Closeness, Distance, and Strain in Mother–Child Relationships
Coercive Control in the Courtroom: the Legal Abuse Scale (LAS)
Coercive Control in the Courtroom: the Legal Abuse Scale (LAS)
Coercive Control in Children's and Mothers' Lives - Dr. Emma Katz
Domestic Violence by State 2024
Domestic Violence by State 2024
Family court and perpetrator induced trauma (CPIT) experiences of mothers in Brazil
Family court and perpetrator induced trauma (CPIT) experiences of mothers in Brazil
Legal Systems Abuse, Coercive Control, and the Credibility of Victim-Survivors
Legal Systems Abuse, Coercive Control, and the Credibility of Victim-Survivors
Traumatic Stress in Childhood Can Lead to Brain Changes in Adulthood
Traumatic Stress in Childhood Can Lead to Brain Changes in Adulthood
Santa Clara University: Confronting the Challenge of the High-Conflict Personality in Family Court
Santa Clara University: Confronting the Challenge of the High-Conflict Personality in Family Court
The Link Between Narcissism and Aggression
The Link Between Narcissism and Aggression
Report of the Attorney General’s National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence
Report of the Attorney General’s National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence
In the Best Interests of the Abuser: Coercive Control, Child Custody Proceedings and the “Expert” Assessments That Guide Judicial Determinations
In the Best Interests of the Abuser: Coercive Control, Child Custody Proceedings and the “Expert” Assessments That Guide Judicial Determinations
Intimate Partner Femicide: Eight Stage Progression to Homicide
Intimate Partner Femicide: Eight Stage Progression to Homicide
Relationship of Childhood Abuse and Household Dysfunction to Many of the Leading Causes of Death in Adults
Relationship of Childhood Abuse and Household Dysfunction to Many of the Leading Causes of Death in Adults
The Use of Children as a Tactic of Intimate Partner Violence and its Impact on Survivors’ Mental Health and Well-being Over Time - Journal of Family Violence
The Use of Children as a Tactic of Intimate Partner Violence and its Impact on Survivors’ Mental Health and Well-being Over Time - Journal of Family Violence
When Coercive Control Continues to Harm Children: Post-Separation Fathering, Stalking and Domestic Violence
When Coercive Control Continues to Harm Children: Post-Separation Fathering, Stalking and Domestic Violence
Abusers gaining custody in family courts: a series of over turned decisions
Abusers gaining custody in family courts: a series of over turned decisions
FRAMED: Women in the Family Court Underworld Book
Amazon and Amazon UK at Narc Free Press
Amazon and Amazon UK at Narc Free Press
Bookshop.org
Bookshop.org
Barnes & Noble
Barnes & Noble
This could be you-or your sister, mother, child, or friend.These stories are five-alarm warnings from real women around the world who have been FRAMED. Just like you perhaps, they had no idea what happens in the gender biased family court underworld-until they found...
Books-a-Million
Books-a-Million
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SURVEY: Project Justice USA
SURVEY: Project Justice USA
SURVEY: DARVO and Parental Alienation
SURVEY: DARVO and Parental Alienation
SURVEY: University of Kansas - needs assessment examining child representation models across states and jurisdictions
SURVEY: University of Kansas - needs assessment examining child representation models across states and jurisdictions
SURVEY: how coercive control laws are working in states
SURVEY: how coercive control laws are working in states
SURVEY: Family Civil Legal Problems Survey - Univ of Kansas
SURVEY: Family Civil Legal Problems Survey - Univ of Kansas
Contact the Civil Rights Division | Department of Justice
Contact the Civil Rights Division | Department of Justice
$500M Family Court Discrimination Class-Action Lawsuit
$500M Family Court Discrimination Class-Action Lawsuit
EDUCATION PROGRAMS
CERTIFICATION: Coercive Control Trauma-Informed Clinician, Attorney, & Court Professional Certification Training
CERTIFICATION: Coercive Control Trauma-Informed Clinician, Attorney, & Court Professional Certification Training
CERTIFICATION: Protective Parenting Program (Dr. Christine Cocchiola)
CERTIFICATION: Protective Parenting Program (Dr. Christine Cocchiola)
WEBINAR: Where is your line? with Dr. Christine Cocchiola
WEBINAR: Where is your line? with Dr. Christine Cocchiola
WEBINAR: CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS: Understanding the implications of coercive control on our children so we can better support them
WEBINAR: CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS: Understanding the implications of coercive control on our children so we can better support them
WEBINAR: Empowering Insight & Strategies to Support Adult & Child Victims of Coercive Control
WEBINAR: Empowering Insight & Strategies to Support Adult & Child Victims of Coercive Control
CERTIFICATION: Introduction to Adverse Childhood Experiences Early Trauma Online Learning
CERTIFICATION: Introduction to Adverse Childhood Experiences Early Trauma Online Learning
MEDIA
Alice, Darling: The film putting coercive control in the spotlight
Alice, Darling: The film putting coercive control in the spotlight
TIMEKEEPER - Short Film (Coercive Control)
TIMEKEEPER - Short Film (Coercive Control)
OMB Video: Reunification Camps: Maya and Sebastian Laing
OMB Video: Reunification Camps: Maya and Sebastian Laing
No Oversight for Programs Advertising They Reconnect Children with ‘Alienated' Parents
No Oversight for Programs Advertising They Reconnect Children with ‘Alienated' Parents
A conversation between Angelina Jolie and California Surgeon General Dr Nadine Burke Harris
A conversation between Angelina Jolie and California Surgeon General Dr Nadine Burke Harris
Fraudulent Promises of the Family Court System - Tina Swithin
Fraudulent Promises of the Family Court System - Tina Swithin
How Courts Fail Children - Barry Goldstein
How Courts Fail Children - Barry Goldstein
TRUSTED EXPERTS
Dr. Christine Cocchiola, Lic Clinical Social Worker, Coercive Control Advocate, Educator, Researcher & Survivor
Dr. Christine Cocchiola, Lic Clinical Social Worker, Coercive Control Advocate, Educator, Researcher & Survivor
Dr. Emma Katz, Domestic Violence Researcher, Coercive Control, Academic
Dr. Emma Katz, Domestic Violence Researcher, Coercive Control, Academic
Evan Stark, Sociologist, Forensic Social Worker, Author, Researcher
Evan Stark, Sociologist, Forensic Social Worker, Author, Researcher
Laura Richards, Criminal Behavioral Analyst,
Laura Richards, Criminal Behavioral Analyst,
Barry Goldstein, Author, Expert Witness, Speaker, Trainer
Barry Goldstein, Author, Expert Witness, Speaker, Trainer
Joan Meier, Professor of Clinical Law and Director of the National Family Violence Law Center at the George Washington University Law School
Joan Meier, Professor of Clinical Law and Director of the National Family Violence Law Center at the George Washington University Law School
Lisa A. Fontes, PH.D., Psychologist, Author, Activist and Academic
Lisa A. Fontes, PH.D., Psychologist, Author, Activist and Academic
CHILD AND TEEN RESOURCES
Childhood Domestic Violence Assoc. - Courage Unleashed
Childhood Domestic Violence Assoc. - Courage Unleashed
16 Strong Project
16 Strong Project
Love is Respect
Love is Respect
One Love Foundation
One Love Foundation
TRUSTED ORGANIZATIONS
California Protective Parents
California Protective Parents
Center for Judicial Excellence
Center for Judicial Excellence
Connecticut Protective Moms
Connecticut Protective Moms
Peaceful Futures (formerly Custody Peace)
Peaceful Futures (formerly Custody Peace)
DomesticShelters.org
DomesticShelters.org
DV Leap Custody Resources
DV Leap Custody Resources
ERA Coalition
ERA Coalition
Justice for Corey
Justice for Corey
Kayden's Korner
Kayden's Korner
Kyra’s Champions
Kyra’s Champions
National Organization for Men Against Sexism
National Organization for Men Against Sexism
National Safe Parents Coalition
National Safe Parents Coalition
One Moms Battle
One Moms Battle
Piqui's Justice
Piqui's Justice
Stop Abuse Campaign
Stop Abuse Campaign
Take the ACE Test
Take the ACE Test
The Attachment Trauma Center Institute
The Attachment Trauma Center Institute
The Court Said
The Court Said
The National Family Law and Violence Center
The National Family Law and Violence Center
Futures Without Violence
Futures Without Violence
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