Fairfax County urges victims and loved ones to seek help, warning strangulation sharply increases homicide risk.

US legislation making strangulation a serious criminal offense has been linked to reduced intimate partner homicide rates, with 14% fewer women killed and 27% fewer male victims in the 18-49 age group ...

News broke this week that the men’s basketball head coach for the Texas Longhorns was arrested and suspended for allegedly strangling his fiancé. The story brings attention to strangulation, a form of ...

A jury convicted a Kenai man on murder charges this week in the death of a woman found strangled in a hotel room in the Kenai Peninsula city. Nicolas Bushnell, 33, faced murder and ...

A study by Mass General Brigham investigators found self-reported vision problems and traumatic stress are experienced years after strangulation. Around the globe, nearly one in three women have ...

In a federally funded study, Mass General Brigham investigators found self-reported vision problems and traumatic stress are experienced years after strangulation . Around the globe, nearly one in ...

Gabby Petito was strangled to death. Strangulation can lead to loss of consciousness in seconds and death in just minutes. This is why it’s considered a huge red flag on the continuum of domestic ...

A new NJ law is a conversation opener for helping victims to better understand their rights and to finally grapple with the question of whether strangulation should ever be considered a matter of ...

A new study from Australia says that a large number of young people have experimented with strangulation (a.k.a. choking) during sex. This is despite the fact the practice carries the risk of serious ...

An act seemingly once confined to bondage and “kink” communities has become mainstream. Despite the many risks to health (including death), sexual choking is now popular, even commonplace, ...