The Line: Community Response To Domestic Violence

December 16, 2016 – An Albuquerque man recently shot his ex-girlfriend and her three children in their home. The children died and the mother remains in the hospital. The man had a history of stalking and domestic violence This case has many people talking about what more could be done to protect victims of violence and identify people who may be engaging in dangerous behavior. Host Gene Grant and this week’s Line opinion panelists discuss responses to domestic violence across New Mexico.

Resources: 
Enlace Comunitario serves Latina immigrants who are victims of domestic violence
The New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Albuquerque – Domestic Violence Resource Center
Santa Fe – Esperanza Shelter
Espanola – Crisis  Center of Northern New Mexico

video available after the broadcast

Line Panelists:
Merritt Allen, Vox Optima LLC
Tom Garrity, the Garrity Group PR
Laura Sanchez-Rivét, attorney at Cuddy & McCarthy, LLP
Antoinette Sedillo López, executive director of Enlace Comunitario