San Antonio police officers and Bexar County sheriff’s deputies respond to nearly seven domestic violence–related calls every hour, a figure that underscores a long-standing problem in the region.

This year’s annual Bexar County domestic violence symposium will be held Friday in downtown San Antonio.

The Collaborative Commission on Domestic Violence (CCDV) was created to assess our abuse problem and find ways to fill the many gaps in prevention and service. They set a five year plan in 2019, and now they're listing accomplishments and assessing their work.

State Rep. Josey Garcia is a domestic violence survivor, and she's finally telling her story. She is one of the speakers for the upcoming Collaborative Commission on Domestic Violence Symposium.

The Bexar County Judicial System is ready for accountability when it comes to their collective handling of family violence cases. That accountability has been demanded by the county and some of the judges themselves, with direction from the Collaborative Commission on Domestic Violence.

In a domestic violence crisis, the ability to assess how deadly the situation is could save lives.

There is a deep connection between mass shootings and domestic violence. Experts nationwide, including in Bexar County, are looking to strengthen domestic violence policies and services to prevent the next massacre.

Join KSAT Wednesday, October 6, 2022, at 2 p.m. for our town hall discussion on domestic violence.

A sprawling group of leaders collected on the steps of City Hall on Monday morning, offering transparency about what their one-of-a-kind domestic violence commission is doing to prevent these tragedies.

SAN ANTONIO – Alarmed that San Antonio leads Texas in cases of women murdered by men, the Collaborative Commission on Domestic Violence has named a task force to address the issue. The task force has developed an order that can be included in a protective order. It is called a weapons transfer order and requires a defendant to transfer any weapons and ammunition they have to law enforcement or a court-approved third party. “The order puts in place a uniform order for all judges to use,” said 150th District Court Judge Monique Diaz, a task force member. Diaz said the task force has been working on developing the order for a year and a half.

SAN ANTONIO The stress of the COVID-19 pandemic is pushing people to their limits and putting families in the danger zone of domestic violence. According to city and county officials with the Collaborative Commission on Domestic Violence, this years numbers have already exceeded those of last year. And we are at 30 domestic violence homicides.One of the victims, 27-year-old Cora Nickel, a mother of a five-and-eight-year-old, was found dead at her Northwest side home by the older child Thursday. Neighbors say Nickel had only lived at Maverick Draw home for a few months and that Izquierdo, who often appeared hostile, would come and go. I didnt want to, hesitated.While nothing can bring Nickel back, members of the commission are hoping to spread the word about ways to help prevent future domestic violence tragedies.