After Years of Budget Cuts Ohio Boosts Support for Domestic Violence Survivors / Public News Service

Advocacy groups say a $20 million statewide funding increase will help rebuild community domestic violence services after years of budget cuts. Since 2019, more than 40-percent of its member programs reported having to reduce or eliminate services to children, and more than a quarter turned away survivors seeking assistance with a protection order due to lack of available staff, the Ohio Domestic Violence Network reported. After several attempts, Christa Hullaby left an abusive relationship in 2004, and had a restraining order against her ex-partner for 15 years, until his death. ...

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