LisaFontesPhD

Lisa Fontes, PhD, professor, author, change-maker, and expert on child abuse and sexual and intimate partner violence.

[The International Coercive Control Conference @TheCCCIntl]

Top cause of death of pregnant women: homicide. Let that sink in. The act of giving new life is itself a risk for women, the risk that their male partners will kill them.

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The average U.S. child first views pornography at the age of 8 according to Myra Strand @bisc_mi annual conference @The_APSAC @ISPCAN #ProtectOurChildren @keep_kidssafe

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Men's sexual violence against women defined as: "Male sexual entitlement combined with tactics to impose his will." Greg Loughlin citing the Men Stopping Violence Definition @bisc_mi annual conference. #VAW #MeToo @MenStopViolence

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New details about the coercive control that Brian Laundrie apparently exerted against Gabby Petito before her murder--isolation, micromanagement, hiding her I.D. etc. https://t.co/oIRR2UXkwy #VAW #coercivecontrol #justiceforjennifer #jenniferslaw @YWCAGreenwich

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"Do you think your partner ever drugged you?" Learn more. Drugging an Intimate Partner--An Abuse Tactic https://t.co/TjHpztscqe #VAW @nnedv @ndvh @NCADV @domesticshelter @RapeDVServices @EndRapeOnCampus @NSVRC #GBV @MomsProtective @TheCCCIntl @LegalMomentum @DV_LEAP @ResourcesDv

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The Abuse to Prison Pipeline: Part 2: The Psychological Breakdown of Sexual Abuse & Violence. Free. Join the livestream: https://t.co/c2Ful6Rn1x #GBV #childsexualabuse @EndPrisonRape #ImplementPREA @The_APSAC

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Sexual Coercion in Intimate Relationships. Today 10-12-21 at 4pm EST. Join the conversation. Register:
https://t.co/aTXKfHauDb .See you there!
#VAW @MomsProtective @NSVRC @SexAssaultAware #DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth

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Your closest abortion provider is in your back pocket, says @CarrieNBaker @womensmarch @AbortionWestMA , on meeting medical needs while the courts dither on protecting reproductive rights.https://t.co/OZ5fwoTio6

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Never let anyone control your finances, even your husband says @Alex4CT , former CT Senator at day two of the @TheCCCIntl @freefromorg @BetsyKellerPR @SEAresource #GBV #VAW @girls_inc

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"Educate yourself on how to parent a child who is being manipulated by the other parent... Even if you only have three hours a week--make it count," says @cmmchiola on the first day of the International Coercive Control Conference. @TheCCCIntl #VAW #GBW @MomsProtective

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About time! University students push their institutions to stop fraternity rape dens. #UMassAmherst #UMass @NorthwesternU @UMassAmherst @UNLincoln @uiowa @EndRapeOnCampus #End_Rape_Now @mencanstoprape @Jo_Comerford

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The police can find NO MOTIVE? Time to brush-up on domestic abuse. #coercivecontrol #Feminicidio #NiUnaMenos #NiUnaMas #domesticviolenceawareness #DomesticViolence

Ex-husband kills Phenix City woman, boyfriend and unborn child in murder-suicide https://t.co/4AndK8lraX

[The International Coercive Control Conference @TheCCCIntl]

With femicide statistics rising, it is more urgent than ever that we connect the dots of male violence against women. Join @jessradio and Dr. Lisa Fontes, who draw on years of research, and get their take on the whys and the hows of abuse, coercive control and men's violence.

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Upcoming virtual conference to discuss the new Connecticut law on coercive control, & coercive control in the family courts in general. Tickets are $10 for protective moms and $25 for the general public: https://t.co/DupnDoyIFy #coercivecontrol #domesticviolence #jenniferslaw

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A federal law could finally criminalize the sharing of sexual images without consent--no matter what state you live in. https://t.co/WuQ88Sq3qD

[Battering Intervention Services Coalition of MI @bisc_mi]

Have you registered for this year's conference yet? https://t.co/tnUQXbqX3b

Faculty: Adrienne Rowland, Diana Groener, Greg Loughlin, Myra Strand, Dr. Lisa Aronson Fontes, David Adams, Carolyn West and Eli Zucker, Rus Funk, Chris Hall, J. Amy Ronayne Krause and J. Michelle Rick

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Do you need an expert witness for your domestic violence or coercive control legal case? https://t.co/WKqKDLksEv

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Connecticut domestic violence victim/survivors & their children will now be better protected. Which state will be next? @MsMagazine @guilfordpress @domesticshelter @DV_LEAP @LegalMomentum
https://t.co/3sOKa66ini

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Brigham Young University Radio interviews me for a 15 minute piece on Coercive Control. https://t.co/CgiLIhcSjv

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An abusive relationship can make people feel like they are losing their mind. This is part of the abuser's plan.