The Multnomah County Domestic Violence Coordinator's Office provides the community with a resource for preventing and intervening in domestic violence. As a community resource, the coordinator provides information, consultation, and technical assistance to community groups who want to address this important issue.
Domestic Violence is pattern of assault and coercive behaviors, that batterers use in relationships to gain power & control over their intimate partners.
For more information about domestic violence, review our Domestic Violence Resource Manual and the For Victims section of this site.
by Chiquita Rollins, Multnomah County Domestic Violence Coordinator
December 2009
Thirty days, seventeen deaths related to domestic violence in Oregon. Seven incidents involved the suicide of the perpetrator and resulted in the deaths of five Oregon women and three of their children. In all of these incidents, the perpetrator was male and a firearm was used.
