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Understanding Mandated Shunning as Coercive Control: A Call for Awareness and Change

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In this talk, I shared insights from our emerging research into mandated shunning—a practice used by high-control groups to punish individuals who question or leave. Drawing from my background as a counselling psychologist and academic, I explained how mandated shunning functions as a form of psychological abuse, similar in structure to domestic coercive control. I spoke about the devastating impact on mental health, including isolation, grief, and complex PTSD, and discussed the early patterns emerging from our qualitative interviews with survivors, therapists, legal professionals, and advocates. Our aim is to build awareness, inform policy, and push for mandated shunning to be recognised as a human rights violation and a form of abuse under UK law.

Period29 Apr 2025

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  • TitleUnderstanding Mandated Shunning as Coercive Control: A Call for Awareness and Change
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletYoutube
    Media typeWeb
    Duration/Length/Size30min
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date29/04/25
    DescriptionIn this talk, I shared insights from our emerging research into mandated shunning—a practice used by high-control groups to punish individuals who question or leave. Drawing from my background as a counselling psychologist and academic, I explained how mandated shunning functions as a form of psychological abuse, similar in structure to domestic coercive control. I spoke about the devastating impact on mental health, including isolation, grief, and complex PTSD, and discussed the early patterns emerging from our qualitative interviews with survivors, therapists, legal professionals, and advocates. We aim to build awareness, inform policy, and push for mandated shunning to be recognised as a human rights violation and a form of abuse under UK law.
    Producer/AuthorDaniel Torridon
    URLhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv5U_Por7nc
    PersonsSavin Bapir-Tardy
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