New Publications & Media
Book Release: The Oracle's Daughter: The Rise and Fall of an American Cult by Harrison Hill is receiving significant attention today. The book details the history of the Aggressive Christianity Missions Training Corps, a group founded in the 1970s that utilized extreme physical and mental isolation. Hill is currently discussing the unique challenges of "digital-age isolation" and how modern groups are adapting to an ultra-connected world.
Media Discussion: Ongoing features on the "Cult of Vulnerability" continue to trend, exploring how modern therapeutic language is sometimes used to establish control within religious and communal organizations.
Legislative & Legal Updates
Canada (Bill C-223): The Canadian Parliament is currently debating the Keeping Children Safe Act, which specifically aims to integrate an "evidence-based understanding of coercive control" into family law. The bill addresses how trauma and abuse dynamics should outweigh traditional assumptions about child-parent contact in cases where alienation is alleged.
Australia (New South Wales): New legislation was introduced this week (the Crimes Amendment Bill 2026) targeting the "criminal misuse of tracking devices" and the weaponization of technology in stalking. This is being hailed as a landmark move to close legal loopholes often used by high-control perpetrators to monitor victims covertly.
Surrey Sentencing: A significant case concluded in the UK this week where a perpetrator was sentenced to prison for a "prolonged campaign of emotional and financial abuse." The court's ruling emphasized that coercive controlling behavior (CCB) is being more robustly prosecuted as a standalone criminal offense.
Research & Academic Updates
University of Groningen Study: Researchers in the Netherlands have issued a new call for participants for a study exploring the long-term social and emotional consequences of leaving high-control religious movements.
Neurobiology Focus: New workshops have been announced for later this year focusing on the neurobiology of sexual abuse within cults, specifically looking at how high-control environments impact the nervous system and how body-based therapies can assist in rebuilding a sense of agency.
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