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Intimate Partner Violence

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is an expression of abusive power and control in an intimate relationship that causes physical, psychological, and sexual harm. Intimate Partner Violence includes acts of physical aggression, psychological abuse, coercive control and sexual abuse.

Arizona Gripped By A Surge Of Domestic Violence

An alarming report from the Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence reveals that the state’s decision to ignore the urgent need to expand existing legislation to include coercive control has made it a hotspot for intimate partner abuse in the United States. According to Arizona’s Family, the state has one of the highest rates of domestic violence fatalities…