Get involved
ICAM runs on contributed content, advocacy, and volunteer time. Whatever you have to offer — a piece of writing, a phone call to a representative, a few hours a month — there’s a place for it here.
Share your content
We’re looking for social media content, articles, academic work, and video to share and discuss throughout August. Use the form below and let us know what you can contribute.
Social content
Graphics, short-form video, or posts that fit the campaign’s weekly themes.
Articles
Written pieces on coercive control, cult dynamics, or recovery — survivor perspective or research-based.
Academic work
Research, citations, or findings that strengthen the evidence base behind this campaign’s content.
Video
Interviews, explainers, or survivor stories suitable for sharing during the month.
Push for policy change
Coercive control is increasingly recognized in law — but unevenly, and there’s real work left to do.
As of 2026, eleven U.S. states — including California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Vermont, and Washington — have enacted coercive control legislation, most of it civil (protective orders, child custody) rather than criminal. Hawaii remains the only state to have criminalized coercive control directly. Bills are pending in several more states, including New York, Maryland, South Carolina, and West Virginia.
Evan Stark’s foundational framework for coercive control — cited throughout this site’s weekly content — has directly informed this legislative wave. Contacting your state representatives to support coercive-control-specific legislation, whether or not your state has already acted, is one of the most concrete things an individual can do this month.
Give your time
The Freedom Train Project relies on volunteers for webinars, workshops, support groups, and the day-to-day work of running ICAM every August. Use the form below to let us know how you’d like to help.
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