More often than not it seems we are a society fixated on the most recent news bite or popular notion, but each can fade and then disappear into the chasm of pop culture.

Hopefully that won’t be the final fate of an advisory report by the Oregon Secretary of State issued in October regarding domestic violence.

The report outlined some startling numbers — including more than 500 Oregonians killed through domestic violence in an 11-year period — and offered some solutions.

Chief among those fixes was a plan to centralize the state’s approach to domestic violence in a way to share information and prevention and intervention techniques.

The report outlined a “fragmented” response system in the state to domestic violence, a system that routinely fails victims of domestic violence. Because domestic violence cases are often so complex, no single state agency is charged with finding solutions. Instead, a host of local and state agencies and nonprofits play a role in addressing domestic violence.

That’s not an effective way to tackle a problem.

And domestic violence in the state is a problem. More than a third of adults in Oregon experience some type of domestic violence in their lives. That’s a big number that delineates a big challenge for state and local lawmakers.

Solutions include the development of a statewide strategy to address domestic violence. Another suggestion in the report was lawmakers ensure nonprofits — often on the front line of domestic violence cases — receive proper funding. That means regular funding adjusted for inflation. Now, many nonprofits on the front lines of domestic violence survive through donations and one-time grants. Those one-time grants are anything but dependable.

Of the suggestions in the report the one with the most merit is the funding piece. Small nonprofits in rural Eastern Oregon need to be able to count on sustainable funding. The second recommendation to develop a statewide strategy regarding domestic violence is also crucial. A strategy that can demolish information silos and get everyone on a single page with the same goal will be important for any future success the state may achieve against domestic violence.

Domestic violence is an under-the-radar crime that occurs frequently. It doesn’t have to be that way. The state needs to move ahead with a definite strategy for the future.