Many Texas faith groups have offered counseling services in the past. But more of them are expanding their programs, partnering with providers, to help meet the growing need here for mental health services.

San Antonio Spurs’ Tre Jones awarded $25,000 to the Children’s Bereavement Center of South Texas in Uvalde during a “Healing Through Sports” grief camp where he spent time with survivors at a half-day basketball clinic Tuesday.

Construction almost completed on Uvalde Children's Bereavement Center

The cases of gun-related incidents involving children is becoming more frequent, and some nonprofit organizations are feeling the impact.

San Antonio Police investigated two different cases Tuesday where children were forced to witness a traumatic event.

SAN ANTONIO – Behind the daily COVID-19 figures are many of the youngest victims of the pandemic — grieving children. The Children’s Bereavement Center of South Texas reports an alarming rise in the need for the grief counseling and therapy it offers. “We’re seeing just huge amounts of sadness, anxiety and children not able to be children.”Sokol said her counselors are seeing a special level of emotional distress among those children. “We have so many children who have lost someone they loved,” she said, which include parents, grandparents and other caregivers. “In many cases, these children have lost their lifeline, a person that cares for them,” Sokol said.