tfvic.jpgIn 2006, Texas Family Violence Interagency Collaborative (TFVIC) was developed to serve as a tool to build communication, to create strategies, and enhance collaboration among Texas Council on Family Violence (TCFV), Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), and the Department of Family and Protective Services (CPS & APS). The ultimate goal is to improve services for family violence victims and their children. This statewide collaborative began in FY00 and developed a training curriculum, a liaison system and a Memorandum of Understanding template to be used between family violence programs and regional CPS/APS offices. TFVIC was formed in FY06 as a revitalization of this original workgroup to continue the dialogue about how we can best serve victims of family violence.

TFVIC understands when there is both domestic violence and child abuse in families often approached as separate problems, and in many cases the abused parent may lose custody. There are also unique challenges for victims of family violence who have disabilities or are elderly both in accessing services at family violence programs and within APS. These are sentiments that are also heard from many other states. Continue Reading »