Myriam Sandoval is the Chief Program Officer at ChildSafe in San Antonio. She oversees multiple client-facing programs, ensuring service quality, staff development, and strategic community collaboration. With expertise in forensic interviewing, trauma-informed care, and resource coordination, Myriam is committed to fostering resilience, improving access to resources, and driving meaningful change in the child welfare system. Established in 1992, ChildSafe is a nonprofit organization that was created to combat child sexual abuse in our community. Serving as Bexar County’s only Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC), they provide a continuum of care – medical, counseling and support services to child sexual abuse survivors and their non-offending family members.
ChildSafe is under a larger non-profit called Children Advocacy Centers of Texas (CAC Texas) where there are 70 CACs throughout Texas. When ChildSafe is made aware of a case, it is a long-term process where their multidisciplinary team gets involved. They are trauma-focused, so many clients are referred to them through Law Enforcement or Child Protective Services. Bexar County has one of the highest problems with abuse and ChildSafe had over 3,000 new cases last year. Overall, ChildSafe saw 5,699 clients and provided over 25,000 services to children and their caregivers.
