We announce new resources for DARVO research and for tracking applications of institutional courage research. We also express our gratitude for Gloria Steinem.

When a customer wouldn't stop harassing Alexis, a young barista, she told her supervisor — and within days, the store banned him. Alexis said the relief felt like a dream. That's the kind of workplace response our new study set out to understand.

I am eager to share with you two video/podcast episodes based on an interview I gave to the Court of History's Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz. Part 1 is about DARVO and the Minneapolis shooting. Part 2 is about betrayal blindness, institutional betrayal, and institutional courage in our current moment.

From Oprah Daily to MSNBC, our message of institutional courage is reaching millions. Join us in expanding this movement.

The Center for Institutional Courage recently selected 11 new research projects to fund and Jennifer Freyd spoke about responding to tyranny with courage on the main stage of the APA convention.

A primary focus of the webinar was on the role of institutions in silencing whistleblowers. DARVO, defamation lawsuits, and NDAs were among the discussion topics

For the past weeks I have thought a lot about these words and what they suggest about how to support healthy institutions, the building blocks of our democracy.  I keep learning that:

The Center for Institutional Courage is pleased to announce the 2025 Institutional Courage Research Grant.

The Center for Institutional Courage was founded in early 2020. Now, nearly five years later, some of the seeds we planted are indeed blooming.

A landmark study conducted by our team reveals a striking link between the manipulative defense tactic known as DARVO (Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender) – often used by institutions and by powerful leaders -- with acts of sexual harassment and belief in rape myths.

Jennifer Freyd was presented with the American Psychological Foundation 2024 Gold Medal Award for Impact in Psychology. The citation for the award includes mention of the Center for Institutional Courage:

Two thoughtful and informative recently released podcast series have devoted episodes to the concepts of institutional betrayal and institutional courage. Both series grapple with real experiences of institutional betrayal and both series offer brave and deep analyses of these experiences.

This week Courage has announced a new round of research grants, notable this year for an important focus on betrayal and courage in religious institutions.

A group of researchers from the laboratory of Senior Advisor Professor Anne DePrince, has recently published an important new peer-reviewed article titled: When institutions harm those who depend on them: A scoping review of institutional betrayal.

We are writing with an update about our newsletters and reminding readers that we have a call for research grant proposals, deadline 1 April 2024.

The antidote to institutional betrayal is institutional courage. Good leaders must personally care and be sure survivors feel they are cared for. Great leaders go beyond that; they institutionalize courage through specific, tangible actions. Learn about those specific actions here.

The Courage in Action discusses the damaging effects of institutional betrayal in the family court system, highlighting its connection to severe trauma and suicide risk, while underscoring the urgent need for awareness and research to foster institutional courage.

Op-ed exposes harmful DARVO tactic amid sexual harassment allegations, stressing the need for awareness and education.