This episode is the fifth of a six-part series exploring abuse in relationships.
Dr Ava Kanyeredzi (Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Psychology at the University of East London) and Rev. Kim Bacchus (Ordained Minister, Strategic Development Coach and Trainer), both lead members of the Black Church Domestic Abuse Forum (www.bcdaf.org.uk) discuss coercive control, which underpins most forms of domestic abuse. Coercive control can be at first misidentified for romantic interest, love, being charming and caring but develops into checking on a person throughout the day, wanting to know who they are with, what they are doing, dictating the clothes they wear and/or belittling a person in front of their children.
To find out how to get help if you or someone you know is a victim of domestic abuse, please use the following link or helpline:
Domestic abuse: how to get help - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Refuge National Domestic Abuse: 0808 2000 247
If your church would benefit from domestic abuse training, please visit: www.bcdaf.org.uk/training
