BEXAR COUNTY, Texas — Bexar County Sheriff Salazar spoke Tuesday morning to address the problem of domestic violence in Bexar County.
He was joined by members of the Collaborative Commission on Domestic Violence to talk about data collected from a navigation line for family violence victims. That navigation line was recently implemented.
The following people spoke at the event:
- Javier Salazar, Bexar County Sheriff
- Marta Palaez, Family Violence Prevention Services CEO
- George B. Hernández Jr., University Health CEO
- Dr. Sally Taylor, University Health Sr. VP and Chief of Behavioral Medicine
- Eric Epley, STRAC Executive Director
- Monique Diaz, 150th District Court Judge
- Erica Haller-Stevenson, Metro Health Violence Prevention Administrator
- Patricia Castillo, P.E.A.C.E. Initiative Executive Director
Watch some of the remarks from the event below:
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