The subtle signs of coercive control to watch out for. Made by BBC Ideas in partnership with The Open University https://connect.open.ac.uk/ #BBCIdeas #CoerciveControl #Control #Relationships Details of support for some of the issues raised in this video are available at the BBC Action Line: https://www.bbc.co.uk/actionline/ | BBC

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