PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Jeffery Bustamante, Deputy Director of Albuquerque Community Safety
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Jeffery Bustamante, Deputy Director of Albuquerque Community Safety, provided testimony on their city's approach to behavioral health and mental health-related calls for service. He highlighted the agency's 3-year history, responding to over 80,000 calls, and emphasized the importance of personalized, holistic responses to community needs.
- Albuquerque Community Safety recently celebrated its 3rd birthday
- The agency has responded to more than 80,000 calls for service in three years
- Bustamante emphasized collaboration with other cities in reimagining public safety approaches
Jeffery Bustamante
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Hi there, committee members.
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I apologize about the slight delay there.
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My name I'm actually Jeffrey Gustavante.
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I'm a deputy director here at Albuquerque Community Safety, filling in for Jody on what has become a very dynamic Monday, but really excited to be here and and share briefly some input.
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So, again, my name is Jeffrey Bustamante.
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I'm the deputy director here at Albuquerque Community Safety.
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Here in Albuquerque, we recently just celebrated our 3rd birthday.
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Our goal through our programming is to provide Albuquerque with a holistic, empathetic, and informed response to behavioral health and mental health related calls for service.
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Our responses are personalized to the needs of the individual, family, and community so that ACS can bring the right response at the right time.
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And over our 3 years, we've responded to over more than 80,000 calls for service.
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As you know, across the nation, we're working through many of the questions your conversation has brought up today.
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This is why during our time, ACS has been fortunate to work in partnership with other cities as we reimagine public safety.
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We thank New York, Sacramento, Seattle, Durham, Denver, Oakland to end many, many more for working individually and collaboratively to ensure that their city residents receive the best possible response.
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We believe that behavioral health response is an integral piece of the future of public safety and strongly encourage the continued robust development across the United States.
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Thank you again, and please never hesitate to reach out with any of your questions.
