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>> WHAT I TOOK AWAY FROM THIS DISCUSSION IS THAT MORE
PEOPLE AND MORE ENTITIES ARE INTERESTED AND AWARE OF
CHILD ABUSE, AND THAT MAKES ME VERY HAPPY.
>> I GOT OUT OF THIS DISCUSSION THAT IT WAS
REALLY IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO COME TOGETHER AND ALL BE
IN AGREEMENT, THAT COMMUNITIES, FAMILIES,
PEOPLE WHO YOU WOULD LEAST SUSPECT BEING A PART OF A
CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION PLAN ARE REALLY WILLING AND ABLE
TO DO THAT. WE HAVE TO HELP THEM KNOW
HOW TO DO IT. >> PEOPLE CAN SAY, I
BELIEVE IN KIDS, I LOVE PREVENTION.
THAT'S WHAT IT HAS TO BE. BUT IF WE DON'T HAVE A WAY
FOR THEM TO BE A PART OF IT, THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
>> IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO SIT DOWN AND TALK, BUT AT
THE SAME TIME, I THINK IT'S ALSO A REMINDER THAT IT'S
NOT ALWAYS EASY TO GET SOMEWHERE AFTER WE SIT DOWN
AND TALK, OR TO BUILD CONSENSUS AROUND WHAT NEEDS
TO HAPPEN NEXT. AND I THINK IT MAY BE AN
EXAMPLE WHERE, YOU KNOW, BOLD LEADERSHIP AT THE TOP
IS MAYBE THE ONLY SOLUTION THAT'S REALLY GOING TO WORK
FOR US. >> IT WAS NICE TO HEAR THAT
I HAD SOME WILLING PARTNERS IN MOVING FORWARD ON DEALING
WITH PREVENTION ASPECTS. I HAD NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT
USING THE EARLY LEARNING ADVISORY COUNCIL AS A
POSSIBLE FOCUS FOR DEVELOPING THAT NETWORK.
>> WE SHOULD NEVER BE COMPLACENT ABOUT BEING THE
WORST IN THE NATION. I MEAN, IT'S DEPLORABLE.
NEW MEXICO'S BETTER THAN THAT.
WE NEED LEADERSHIP, REALLY, AND A WAY TO REALLY BRING
OURSELVES TO A MUCH, MUCH BETTER POINT.
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