From Name: From Email: To Name: To Email: Optional Message: Ireland criminalizes emotional abuse with new domestic violence law from CNN Psychological and emotional abuse in intimate relationships is now a crime in Ireland. The Domestic Violence Act 2018 went into effect on Jan. 1, 2019 and provides new protections for victims of "coercive control," a type of emotional and psychological abuse aimed at stripping a person of their self-worth and agency. Although psychological and emotional abuse — including controlling behavior, isolation, and threats of violence — can be more difficult to recognize than physical violence, it can be just as damaging, experts say. more 7701 Las Colinas Blvd., Ste. 800, Irving, TX 75063