To: Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham

Have a child abuse hotline for each individual county in NM.

Having only one child abuse hotline per state has shown to be ineffective. We need a hotline for each individual county to better prevent child abuse and children dying.

Why is this important?

Hotlines are ineffective and too many of our babies are dying because of this problem. I have found that there are cases where people have called and been placed on hold for hours. Also there are cases where reports are not investigated because not enough reports are made and next thing you know the child is dead. We need to report locally to out counties CYFD office. Every county has one and it would help people who are calling to report abuse to not have to call a total of eight times per case an also not be on hold for hours. Our children are our future, are they not? Let us start acting like they are and that we cherish every little one and their life. Let's put a stop to ALL child abuse not just the one who get x amount of reports or more. We must protect our children, they are defenseless on their own, without us. Let us put a stop to our babies and children dying. If we do not protect them then who will? If we do not protect them; then is our future protected? What is the problem? Is it not the whole purpose to have a hotline to report abuse and save lives? Well, we must step it up a notch and save more lives. Obviously one per state is not working.