"I was cut off from family and friends" - the scary reality of Coercive Control

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"I was cut off from family and friends" - the scary reality of Coercive Control

Finding yourself a victim of coercive control is an extremely frightening situation and since 2019 it is a criminal offence in Ireland. Today on Lunchtime Live we heard about what it's like to live in a situation like that, and what can be done to get out of it. Ruth Dodsworth, a presenter with ITV Wales and a victim of coercive control joined Sinead Ryan alongside, Patricia Rickard-Clarke, the Chairperson of Safeguarding Ireland, Listen and subscribe to Lunchtime Live on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

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"I was cut off from family and friends" - the scary reality of Coercive Control