‘This wasn’t the place for analogies’: Queensland Government unveils anti-coercive control campaign, via Khemistry

The Queensland Government is educating people on one of the “underpinning dynamic[s] of domestic and family violence” in a crucial campaign, via Khemistry.

The ‘See the Patterns’ platform spotlights the dangers of coercive control – a form of abuse that sees perpetrators engaging in ongoing abusive behaviours with the goal of dominating or controlling the other person. Coercive control results in a climate defined by “fear, humiliation, isolation and dependence”.

Sitting within “a broader program of work” aimed at eliminating family and domestic violence, ‘See the Patterns’ spotlights abusive actions  – such as emotional, psychological and financial abuse, and stalking – and how they can evolve overtime, while explaining what signs Queenslanders should be looking for to identify cases of coercive control.