The International Coercive Control Conference

10/22/2026

“Sociological research has shown that one of the ways men demonstrate their masculinity to one another is through misogynistic sexual violence, as well as aggression and coercive control of women.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/20/opinion/cornell-chi-phi-group-chat-bro-code.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

10/19/2026

The Administration for Children's Services and the child welfare system were not designed with domestic violence in mind.

Survivors face being investigated as perpetrators. Abusers can weaponize false reports. The investigative process can replicate dynamics of surveillance and control that survivors are already experiencing from their abusers. And the fear of losing their children can keep many survivors from seeking help at all — a fear that falls hardest on marginalized communities.

If you are a survivor, or you work with survivors of gender violence who have been investigated by the ACS, join us for a Know-Your-Rights webinar on the ACS investigation process in NYC.

📅 Monday, October 19 | 1:00 PM
🔗 Register at https://my.demio.com/ref/uwQ4g8qZph6tFoWF

09/23/2026

We are thrilled to have more than 100 people registered for the National Family Court Watch Project Virtual Open House—joining us from across the United States and as far away as Australia!

Tomorrow evening, Dr. Christine Marie Cocchiola will present “Coercive Control: Preventable Harm,” followed by a community discussion.

We are grateful to everyone coming together to learn, connect, and advance the protection of children and families.

September 24 | 7:00–8:30 p.m. Eastern
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/national-family-court-watch-project-virtual-open-house-tickets-1996420549606

Guest Speaker Dr. Christine Cocchiola

09/21/2026

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September 24 | Online Event

09/17/2026

We’re excited to announce that Dr. Christine Marie Cocchiola will be the featured speaker at the National Family Court Watch Project Community Open House.

Thursday, September 24, 2026

7:00–8:30 p.m. Eastern

Virtual event

Christine M. Cocchiola, DSW, LCSW, will present:
“Coercive Control: Preventable Harm”

Dr. Cocchiola will explain how coercive control functions as a strategic pattern of abuse used to obtain, maintain, or regain power over a partner and children. She will discuss how coercive control can continue and intensify after separation, its effects on adult and child victims, and why family courts and other institutions may mistakenly characterize ongoing abuse as “high conflict.”

This event is free and open to the community.

Register here
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/national-family-court-watch-project-virtual-open-house-tickets-1996420549606

Please feel free to share this invitation with family, friends, and colleagues who may be interested. I hope you can join us!

All the best,

Renee Beeker
President and Founder
National Family Court Watch Project

Guest Speaker Dr. Christine Cocchiola

05/06/2026

Matthew and Thy Mitchell and their two kids, Maya and Max, have been identified as the family of four found dead in their Houston home in what police believe to be a murder-su***de.

04/30/2026

The first teenage girl, among 150 suspected su***de cases in 2025, has been identified as having been driven to kill herself after domestic violence, connecting violent po*******hy and “toxic” influencers for being behind a rise in teen abuse.

https://www.itv.com/news/2026-04-28/first-su***de-linked-to-teenage-relationship-abuse-recorded-in-england-and-wales