{"id":49637,"date":"2020-12-29T17:23:48","date_gmt":"2020-12-30T00:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/new-mexico-begins-accepting-abuse-neglect-reports-by-text\/"},"modified":"2020-12-30T00:23:48","modified_gmt":"2020-12-30T00:23:48","slug":"new-mexico-begins-accepting-abuse-neglect-reports-by-text","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/new-mexico-begins-accepting-abuse-neglect-reports-by-text\/","title":{"rendered":"New Mexico begins accepting abuse-neglect reports by text"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Reach NM uses the text number (505) 591-9444 to let Children, Youth &amp; Families Department intake workers offer answers and connect texters with appropriate community resources.<\/p>\n<p>Department Secretary Brian Blalock says the program offers a \u201cone-on-one\u201d connection \u201cto offer support and resources in a way that is natural to our kids.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The department points to Arizona State University research finding the average child has a cellphone by age 11, and that texting is the most comfortable form of communication for youths. A statement calls New Mexico the first state with a completely text-based system.<\/p>\n<p>If suspected abuse or neglect is disclosed, a report will be created and investigators can respond based on the severity of the situation. The aim is to provide the same level of support offered through the department\u2019s #SAFE and (855) 333-SAFE telephone numbers.<\/p>\n<p>Reach NM texters can remain anonymous, but workers can track calls from the same person over time.<\/p>\n<p>Engagement experts also can use the system to connect those in need with support and services including food banks, or assistance with transportation to and from medical appointments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NM uses the text number (505) 591-9444 to let Children, Youth &amp; Families Department intake workers offer answers and connect texters with appropriate community resources. Department Secretary Brian Blalock says the program offers a \u201cone-on-one\u201d connection \u201cto offer support and resources in a way that is natural to our kids.\u201d The department points to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[815],"naviga_topic":[],"class_list":["post-49637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","tag-associated-press-new-mexico"],"acf":[],"author_name":"dh_admin","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49637"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49637\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49637"},{"taxonomy":"naviga_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/naviga_topic?post=49637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}