Texas Family Violence Programs State Plan 2018 - Availability of Services and Unmet Needs Assessment - Technical Report

Aug 26, 2026

Texas State Plan 2018 technical report examines the availability of services across Texas family violence programs and assesses unmet needs among survivors. The study uses a multi-component research design including data collection and analysis, privacy and confidentiality protections, and human subjects review. Findings synthesize availability survey results, legal, housing, counseling, transportation, and prevention programming indicators, and incorporate staff surveys, focus groups, and survivor interviews with quantitative and qualitative analysis to identify service gaps.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages180

Reading Time7 h 34 min

AccessFree to download

Executive Summary

Overview

Data Collection and Analysis

Main Report

Project Background

History of the Texas State Plan

State Plan 2018 Focus

Literature Review

Family Violence and Help Seeking

Family Violence Services

Family Violence Staff Occupational Experiences

State Plan Project Methodology

Collaborative Nature of the Study

Research Questions and Project Aim and Approach

Data Collection and Measures

Privacy and Confidentiality

Human Subjects Review

Data Analysis

Findings

Availability Survey

Staff Survey and Focus Groups

Survivor Interviews Quantitative Data

Survivor Interviews Qualitative Data

Survivors Access to Services

Texas State Plan 2018: Availability of Services at Texas Family Violence Programs and Assessment ofUnmet Needs of Survivors of Family Violence Technical Report Authored by: Leila Wood, PhD, MSW Bethany L. Backes, PhD, MSW, MPH Maggy McGiffert, MA Alexander Wang, MS Jennifer Thompson, BA Anna Wasim, LMSW Table of Contents Research Team ................................................................................................................................ 5 Acknowledgements ......................................................................................................................... 5 Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................ 7 Overview ......................................................................................................................... 7 Data Collection and Analysis .......................................................................................... 8 Main Report .................................................................................................................................. 15 Project Background....................................................................................................................... 15 History of the Texas State Plan ..................................................................................... 15 State Plan 2018 Focus ................................................................................................... 16 Literature Review.......................................................................................................................... 17 Family Violence and Help Seeking............................................................................... 19 Family Violence Services.............................................................................................. 29 Family Violence Staff Occupational Experiences ........................................................ 32 State Plan Project Methodology.................................................................................................... 33 Collaborative Nature of the Study ................................................................................ 33 Research Questions and Project Aim and Approach..................................................... 34 State Plan Project Data Components and Data Collection ........................................... 34 Data Collection and Measures ...................................................................................... 38 Privacy and Confidentiality .......................................................................................... 49 Human Subjects Review ............................................................................................... 50 Data Analysis ................................................................................................................ 50 Table 1 Overview County-level of Data Points for Quantitative Model ................. 52 Findings......................................................................................................................................... 57 Availability Survey ....................................................................................................... 57 Table 2 Legal Needs of Survivors ............................................................................. 59 Table 3 Immigration and Housing Needs................................................................. 59 Table 4 Children and CPS Services .......................................................................... 60 Table 5 Counseling and Transportation Needs ........................................................ 61 Table 6 Prevention Programming Offered by Family Violence Agencies ................ 62 Table 7 Statewide Victimization and Service Data ................

FAQs

What is the purpose of the Texas State Plan 2018 technical report?

To evaluate the availability of services at Texas family violence programs and assess unmet needs of survivors of family violence.

How does the report collect and analyze data?

It uses data collection and measures, then applies data analysis to support quantitative and qualitative findings, including surveys, focus groups, and survivor interviews.

What types of needs and services are evaluated in the findings?

The findings cover legal needs, immigration and housing needs, children and CPS services, counseling and transportation needs, prevention programming, and other statewide system services.

Aug 26, 2026

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