Resources for
Family Court Professionals
Check out our latest educational resources for Family Court Professionals (Judges, Therapists, GALs, Social Workers, CPS, etc)
Considering Coercive Control in Custody Litigation
This comprehensive training, developed by the National Family Violence Law Center at the George Washington University Law School, is designed to equip judges, custody evaluators, and other family court professionals with a thorough understanding of coercive control and its impact on the lives and safety of litigants' children.
A Comprehensive Guide: The Interstate Child Custody Tool Series
FAQs about the governing laws, a Practitioner’s Guide to the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Agency Act (UCCJEA), the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act (PKPA), and Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA).
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State Specific Best Interests of the Child SAFeR Worksheets for GALs
The SAFeR worksheets that outline the best interest of the child factors are now available with state and territory-specific factors. These tools are designed to assist guardians ad litem in their investigations by providing a structured approach to assessing the best interests of the child. Each worksheet incorporates relevant statutory or case law factors that guide decision-making in family law cases.
​Are you a Clinician, Attorney, or Coach seeking enhanced knowledge and certification? Enhance your knowledge to support victims-survivors of coercive control in this research based 1.5 or 2-day training. Clinicians earn 14 CEU's for the 2-day training and may then be listed in the Coercive Control Institute Clinician Directory.
Power & Control Wheel
A batterer systematically uses threats, intimidation, and coercion to instill fear in his partner. These behaviors are the spokes of the wheel. Physical and sexual violence holds it all together —this violence is the rim of the wheel.
What is Kayden's Law?
"Kayden's Law" is named after Kayden Mancuso, a 7-year-old girl from Bucks County, Pennsylvania who was murdered by her father during his court-ordered unsupervised parenting time.
Child and Mother Sabotage (CAMS)
Child and Mother Sabotage (CAMS), is a term for how coercively controlling male abusers intentionally sabotage the child’s relationship with their mother.
The Coercive Control Checklist includes twelve types of behavior “bricks” that wall off freedom, ten emotional and two physical. Each type is named for an effect it has on victims. The examples listed are not exhaustive, so the “other” line permits adding other experiences.