Creating Safer Communities for Texas Families

We pause to honor the lives of 205 Texas women, men, and children killed by someone who claimed to love them. These narratives prioritize highlighting lethality risk factors for best practices on enhancing future survivor safety.

As the unified voice of domestic violence providers and survivors in Texas, the Texas Council on Family Violence (TCFV) thanks our Supreme Court for prioritizing a victim’s right to safety, and their life, in this recent 8-1 ruling.

TCFV acknowledges men who have made it their life’s work to empower women, and challenge the conditions that permit domestic violence. We recognize extraordinary men who are also exceptional fathers and who make the world a better place.

TCFV offers an annual update to the Texas State Plan to tell the story of the needs and services provided to survivors of family violence in Texas.

Domestic Violence High-Risk Teams (DVHRTs) create a community-co­ordinated initiative in which survivors at the highest lethality risk get enhanced support from law enforcement, advocates, prosecutors, and others. This wraparound model holds offenders accountable and is a trauma-informed approach centered on victim safety.

The recent SCOTUS decision overturning Roe v. Wade is a blow to the collective work towards our mission to create a safer Texas.

Safe and affordable housing is essential for and deeply tied to survivor safety and stability. Take a look at the landscape of housing for survivors in Texas and the benefits of different types of housing assistance, especially domestic violence transitional housing.

Family violence centers offer housing assistance and options throughout the state of Texas. Find survivor housing by county with our newly updated Housing Beyond Shelter chart.

TCFV shares the concerns of resource providers regarding the increased risk of negative health outcomes for domestic violence survivors as the “Texas Heartbeat Act” goes into effect. This act limits an individual’s access to abortion care and threatens providers and support systems with hefty damages and attorney fees.

On our weekly podcast, we deepen the conversation around violence prevention with a series of discussions on the root causes and consequences of violence. Join us as we go down a different rabbit hole to critically examine a topic and how it relates to gender-based violence.