NM’S NEW TOOL TO SOLVE CHILD ABUSE CASES

 

INVESTIGATIONS OF CHILD ABUSE IN NEW MEXICO COULD SOON HAVE A NEW TOOL. STATE CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES SECRETARY YOLANDA DEINES TELLS 770 KKOB HER DEPARTMENT WANTS TO SET UP TEAMS IN EACH COUNTY TO WORK ON CHILD ABUSE CASES. THE PROSECUTOR, POLICE OFFICER, SCHOOL PERSONNEL AND PSYCHOLOGIST, MEDICAL PERSONNEL AND SOCIAL WORKER COULD ALL HAVE A PIECE OF THE PUZZLE.