There is now a new Violence Prevention Office in Maine. This state office is charged with coordinating and promoting “effective efforts to reduce violence.” A six-paragraph announcement in December ...

To understand the impact of domestic violence on women’s housing stability, the Lee Enterprises Public Service Journalism ...

The City of Portland, and its new 12-member City Council, is facing a growing budget gap that will require more than $100 ...

Most women who have experienced homelessness report experiencing violence from strangers. Transgender women find they face ...

Forcing survivors to litigate their restraining order hearings is a regular reality — and a gaping fault in a system that ...

The Lee Enterprises Public Service Journalism Team surveyed 150 women from July through October 2024 across eleven women’s ...

To break free from the domestic abuse and to protect her children, Rachel experienced homelessness in hopes of something ...

See also: Mayoral election in Portland, Oregon (2024) and City elections in Portland, Oregon (2024) The city of Portland, Oregon, held general elections for mayor, city auditor, and city council on ...

Faced with a homeless services system largely built for men, women experiencing domestic abuse may find themselves choosing ...

In 2024, Oregon ranked fourth in the nation for the rate ... hoops to get an order,” said Shaykeishya Hardin, programs ...