SAN ANTONIO - If law enforcement is the front line against child abuse, St. P.J.'s Children's Home gets the casualties: children who who have faced a horrific list of issues.

"They make up the highest percentage of teen pregnancy, of school dropouts, of homelessness," said James Castro, the home's executive director.

Child abuse is a major issue in Bexar County, and crimes of the kind have been trending upward, authorities say.