Otero Human Services Executive Director Donna Rohde announced Feb. 8 that the county is partnering with Crowley County to develop a child maltreatment plan along with members of the community.
“Otero County and also Crowley County were approved for this next cohort to have some facilitated conversations regarding development of a child maltreatment plan,” Rohde told county commissioners at the Department of Human Services meeting scheduled right before the board of commissioners meeting.
Rohde’s department will reach out to Communities That Care, a local youth group that is geared largely toward substance misuse and abuse awareness, as well as a fatality review team in developing the plan.
In addition, Rohde said, they are looking for community members who would like to make the communities of Crowley and Otero counties safer for children.
