Strickland calls for reforming state’s domestic violence laws

In response to a Columbus Dispatch investigation into domestic violence in Ohio, Gov. Ted Strickland announced that he favors a series of recommendations aimed at strengthening Ohio laws aimed a punishing domestic abusers (Source: “Strickland vows to punish domestic abusers,” Columbus Dispatch, Nov. 20, 2009).

This week the Dispatch published a series of articles after a four-month investigation into domestic violence in Ohio.

Senate President Bill M. Harris, R-Ashland, and Democratic House Speaker Armond Budish of Beachwood both announced that they, too, would support measures aimed at reducing domestic violence.

Through support from the HealthPath Foundation of Ohio, the Health Policy Institute of Ohio has continued work on its Family Violence Prevention Initiative — noting that it is an issue with significant implications for the health of individuals and families. HPIO is undertaking a second phase of research and analysis of family violence prevention, building on the work started with its 2007 white paper Improving Family Violence Prevention. In early 2010 HPIO will be releasing profiles of family violence in all 88 Ohio counties and will be sharing its findings at a series of regional forums.