Michael Karlis
San Antonio Congressman Joaquin Castro speaks during a press conference at the Bexar County Courthouse on Wednesday.
In 2021, the San Antonio Police Department responded to more than 20,000 family violence calls, a 20% increase from the previous year, Castro said at a press conference at the Bexar County Courthouse.
"There is no amount of domestic violence that is acceptable in our community. And, frankly, these numbers are abysmal and we need to do better," he said.
Of the new federal money, $483,963 will go to Guardian House's Triple P Positive Parenting Program, a scalable, evidence-based parenting support system. Another $472,699 will fund the Children's Hospital of San Antonio's Center for Miracles, a program that helps train future social workers.
San Antonio had the state's highest rate of domestic violence homicides in 2018, 150th Civil District Court Judge Monique Diaz said during Wednesday's gathering.
Although programs including Bexar County's Collaborative Commission on Domestic Violence, which Diaz co-chairs, have helped alleviate some of the problem, San Antonio still remains in Texas' five worst cities for domestic violence homicides, the judge added.
Although programs including Bexar County's Collaborative Commission on Domestic Violence, which Diaz co-chairs, have helped alleviate some of the problem, San Antonio still remains in Texas' five worst cities for domestic violence homicides, the judge added.
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