First and foremost, when the United Kingdom made it very public that it had changed the definition of domestic abuse to include coercive control, calls to the police went up immediately. They went up by 30%. I think it's really important that we have a public awareness campaign around the definition of coercive control and the fact that the justice system takes it very seriously.
All the time at Sagesse, we have women calling in who say they're not sure whether they're in an abusive situation, but it doesn't feel exactly right. They say the things that are happening and it's almost always coercive control. As soon as we name it for them, they say, “Oh, yes.” This is why it's so terrible.
The United Kingdom has had amazing campaigns. Sagesse has actually built on some of them. We've done lots of work that we've heard is very resonant.
I think, for me, that's what's most important. First, name it and then let people know that it is a form of violence and it is a form of violence they can seek help for.