CITY OF SAN MARCOS
The city of San Marcos proclaimed Oct. Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
“The crime of domestic violence violates the basic human rights of safety and dignity, and 204 Texans were killed in an intimate partner homicide including 169 women and 35 men,” the proclamation stated. “The problem of domestic violence is not confined to any group of people, but cuts across all economic, racial, gender and societal barriers.”
The proclamation stated that teen dating violence can disproportionately impact youth in areas where society ignores or tolerates violence in relationships.
“Last year, Hays-Caldwell Women’s Center provided face-to-face services to over 978 local victims of domestic violence and provided 8,093 days of shelter,” the proclamation stated. “Last year, Hays-Caldwell Women’s Center provided these direct services to 391 victims from the city of San Marcos.”
San Marcos Mayor Jane Hughson called upon the people of San Marcos to work together with the HCWC and other local partners to bring an end to domestic violence.
