by Tara Backes | Sep 30, 2025 | Research
Dr. Janja Lalich, Professor Emerita of Sociology and a leading expert on cults and coercive control, draws on nearly 40 years of research and legal expertise to contribute to the Inquiry, with a focus on the Children of God (COG), later known as The Family...
by Tara Backes | Sep 30, 2025 | Research
The submission is a collaboration between three leading voices in the field of coercive control. Survivors of Coercive Cults and High-Control Groups is a collective of lived-experience advocates who have worked extensively across legal, policy, and peer support spaces...
by Tara Backes | Jun 18, 2025 | Research
Excerpts from the panel, Barriers Faced For Born-in-Cult Survivors and The Need For Specifically Designed Mental Health Programs and Support Services, presented at the International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA) Conference in Barcelona, Spain in July 2024,...
by Tara Backes | Jun 18, 2025 | Research
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