Learn why intimate partner sexual violence (IPSV) is a common but often overlooked tactic abusers use to maintain power and control.

"It is hard to know peace with the shadow of stalking there every step I take. Hard, but not impossible.”

Check out the stories, Q&As, and issue-specific deep dives from The Friendship Center’s blog that our readers visited the most in 2024.

Learn how you can help us expand our services with a contiguous campus between our current facility and our old home across the street.

Learn how some of the prevailing ideas of regional identity in the American West continue to put our communities in harm’s way.

Alex Marzano-Lesnevich's 2017 hybrid of memoir and true crime considers if the stories that define us can ever contain the whole truth.

Learn about the misconceptions and factors that contribute to the prevalence of campus sexual assault in early fall semester and beyond.

Eagles 4040 in East Helena is bringing people together and generating vital support for local causes throughout the year.

Learn about some of the scenarios between survivors and abusers that are commonly mischaracterized as mutual abuse.

Learn about the LGBTQ+ community's elevated risk of experiencing violence and TFC's commitment to being a safe haven for all.

Our website visitors can now use a new feature to connect with a TFC advocate via chat or text.

Learn how a new risk assessment tool coming to our community can help prevent some of the worst outcomes of intimate partner violence.

Take a short survey this April to help The Friendship Center improve our services and better support our community.

Jon Krakauer's MISSOULA examines several cases of campus rape between 2010 and 2012 and the systems that failed to support survivors.

Learn what our past and present can teach us about the dangers of criminalization-based reform approaches in the American sex industry.

Learn about the benefits of qualified charitable distributions (QCDs) and how you can use them to support The Friendship Center.

Learn how TFC is empowering youth to recognize and reject violence in our community through education.

Learn about the prevalence and seriousness of stalking, and what we can all do to support those affected by this dangerous crime.

Contrary to popular depictions, domestic violence is complex, multi-faceted, and not always easy to recognize.

Thanks to a Lowe's Hometown grant, The Friendship Center got new paint and floors in our shelter and administrative offices this fall!