Vision
We envision a New Mexico where every survivor of intimate partner violence is safe, affirmed, and surrounded by a network that honors their autonomy, resilience, and lived expertise. In this vision, safety is not a privilege—it is a right, upheld by responsive systems and survivor-defined services that are trauma-informed, culturally rooted, and accessible to all.
People who cause harm are held meaningfully accountable through transformative practices that prioritize survivor safety and healing while challenging the conditions that allow violence to persist. Accountability is not punitive—it is change-focused, rooted in community responsibility, and guided by standards that center both justice and compassion.
Together, we are building a statewide movement that is led by survivor voices, shaped by intersectional equity, and powered by bold collaboration across disciplines, communities, and systems.
Values
At the heart of our work is a commitment to being a mechanism of change—one that infuses joy, cultivates change agents, and fosters a positive, strength-based environment within the movement to end intimate partner violence. Guided by deep empathy, we believe that how we do our work matters as much as what we do. Our mission is to support healing, safety, and justice by anchoring our efforts in honor and integrity, professionalism and accountability, collective wisdom, and an unwavering commitment to safety for all.
At NMCADV, we hold fast to the core values that guide our work, even in the face of adversity or external pressure. We are steadfast in our belief that safety, accountability, and justice are non-negotiable. We do not bend our standards to accommodate those who wish to dilute, distract, or cause harm. Instead, we lead with unwavering commitment—knowing we are trusted, caring professionals looked to across New Mexico for principled leadership in the movement to end intimate partner violence.
In all we do, we are anchored by these values:
• Honor and Integrity
We honor and trust people’s voices and choices through our equitable and inclusive work.
We genuinely uphold survivor’s agency and direction.
Recognize, learn from and uphold the experiences of those in the movement.
Ensuring that all have access to services and support.
• Safety
We believe that everyone should live a life free from violence.
We inform our practices with the voices and experiences of survivors.
Offering a multidisciplinary approach to eliminate barriers that prohibit people from accessing safe, trusting, kind support systems.
We provide abuse intervention services to increase survivor and community safety through accountability.
Offer comprehensive training, technical assistance and organizational capacity to ensure equitable services exist statewide in urban, rural, frontier, and indigenous communities.
• Professionalism & Accountability
We commit to completing the work we are entrusted to do with professionalism and accountability.
We are clear and o_er this through kindness.
We co-create our expectations with others in the movement.
We hold our providers and partners accountable for the services that we provide.
• Collective Wisdom
We seek to create a culture of collaborative conversation.
The membership of NMCADV is reflective of the diversity of New Mexico.
We create space for open forums for expression and collaboration.
Advocating for partners that enhance domestic violence services, further expanding support for NMCADV.
Commit to change the gender ideology, societal norms, and climate of tolerance for domestic violence.
• Courage and Innovation
We are not afraid to lead. We take bold steps to challenge harmful norms, create space for new approaches, and ensure New Mexico’s IPV response evolves with integrity.