Victim Services

Overview

The Victim Services Division works in collaboration with the Patrol Division and Criminal Investigation Division to assist victims and witnesses who have been impacted by crimes such as family violence, stalking, sexual assault, child abuse, homicides, missing persons, traffic fatalities, and aggravated assaults.

The two primary functions of the Victim Services Division include crisis response (on-scene) and follow-up support. Crisis response provides emotional support and intervention as close to the time of the event as possible. This intervention may consist of stabilization, personal advocacy, justice support, emergency protective services, shelter placement, and referrals to other essential resources such as Crime Victims Compensation. Follow-up support assists victims in putting their victimization in a pro-healing context, by providing supplemental information and access to resources, visits (to the home, school, and hospitals), ongoing justice support, court accompaniment, and community debriefings.

Resources

Hays-Caldwell Women’s Center Hotline: 512-396-4357

Hays County District Attorney’s Office: 512-393-7600

Texas Department of Health & Human Services: 512-353-8830

National Sexual Assault Hotline: 800-656-4673

National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233

National Domestic Violence Text Line: Text START to 88788

Teen Dating Abuse Hotline: 866-331-9473