Issue Position: Public Safety

Issue Position

As an Albuquerque resident, Natalie knows we have to come together to make our neighborhoods safer for children and families. She will work to build a healthy community where families want to live and raise their kids. She knows that criminalizing our youth is the wrong approach. The best way to build safer communities is to deal with the source. That means:

Improving mental health access in our state. We must adequately fund programs that allow individuals who are struggling with mental and behavioral health issues to access the treatment they need.
Funding drug and mental health treatment options over incarceration to ensure that we are intervening at an early stage and not imprisoning our population for minor crimes. Those who commit violent crimes should be punished.
Working collaboratively with leaders in Albuquerque to ensure that our police force is adequately trained, visible, and part of our community.

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