ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A local children’s advocacy center and community leaders reaffirmed their commitment to child wellbeing in New Mexico on Wednesday in honor of National Child Abuse Prevention Month. All Faiths hosted a signing ceremony for a memorandum of understanding, an agreement restating several agencies’ commitment to combat child abuse in New Mexico.
Agencies in the event included the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office, the City of Albuquerque, the Bernalillo County District Attorney’s Office, the New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department, and the University of New Mexico Hospital.
“Today is a day of resigning our agreement of how we come together as partners and shed light on the importance of these investigations and ensure that we partner for swift and good outcomes for these children,” said Krisztina Udvardi, President & CEO of All Faiths Children’s Advocacy Center.
Wednesday’s memorandum was the first re-signing in more than 30 years. Attendees also got to take a tour of the children’s safehouse following the ceremony.
