Establishes the Office of Community Violence Intervention and Prevention within the Texas Department of State Health Services and creates a grant.
The bill establishes the Office of Community Violence Intervention and Prevention within the Texas Department of State Health Services. The office will coordinate and expand violence intervention and prevention activities, focusing on communities disproportionately impacted by high incidences of violence. It will award grants to counties, municipalities, and community-based organizations for implementing evidence-based violence reduction initiatives.
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