Homeland Security Initiative Dedicated To Mercedez Layne And Child Crime Victims

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June 9, 2026

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Homeland Security Initiative Dedicated To Mercedez Layne And Child Crime Victims

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The Ministry of Homeland Security has dedicated its Psychosocial Intervention and Educational Engagement Initiative to 12-year-old Mercedez Layne and other child victims of crime.

Having already visited six schools in just three weeks, the Ministry’s Director of Policy and Community Support, Zaheer Ali, told TTT News that the Psychosocial Intervention and Educational Engagement Initiative is essential to addressing crime and criminality in the country.

He explained that the programme seeks to reach young people at a time when they need it the most.

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