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Austin Fisher/Source New MexicoBehavioral health reform may come earlier than planned to parts of New Mexico. The executive committee overseeing the reform and development of services across the state announced early access funding opportunities at its meeting Tuesday. The state is putting up to $26 million to fund urgently needed services while planning the larger system. That鈥檚 about $2 million for each behavioral health region. -
Mariam Zuhaib/APThe U.S. government will run out of money after midnight Tuesday to continue funding federal government entities across the country unless a deal is made by both the Democrats and Republicans.
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Falls are the leading cause of injury-related deaths of older New Mexicans, according to a Department of Health report released Tuesday. The new report looked at data from 2019 to 2023, and found although mortality from falls decreased by 41% during that time, from 347 deaths to 213, hospitalizations increased. -
Opioid overdoses have spiked dramatically in parts of Northern New Mexico according to the Department of Health. Testing revealed significantly increased fentanyl levels are the likely culprits. Overdoses increased by 48% in Rio Arriba County, 104% in Santa Fe County and 340% in Taos County from July through September of this year compared to the same period last year. -
The Albuquerque City Council unanimously approved a plan Monday for a program aimed at helping people in recovery get housing. The Continuing Sobriety Housing Voucher Program will begin as a pilot with up to 25 people. It will be aimed at folks who are exiting detox or residential treatment programs and it will require continued sobriety, and ongoing enrollment in Narcotics or Alcoholics Anonymous. Participants would also be subject to drug screens to maintain enrollment. -
A first of its kind report for New Mexico looks at a particular demographic of people living above the federal poverty level, but still struggling to make ends meet. The study found 46% of New Mexico households fall below the threshold for what United Way calls ALICE. -
New Mexico has invested in early childhood education for years and now Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has announced that the state will soon offer no-cost universal childcare to every kid in the state. On the next Let鈥檚 Talk New Mexico we鈥檒l dig into what this means for families and what infrastructure needs to be in place before the program begins November 1st. -
With federal cuts to food assistance already hitting states, and even more coming down the line, the Legislative Finance Committee told state lawmakers that high rates of food insecurity will likely get worse in New Mexico. -
The New Mexico Department of Health announced last week a public health order aimed at expanding access to the COVID vaccine. On Friday NMDOH and the New Mexico Board of Pharmacy released updated protocols and recommendations in order to ensure as many people as possible have easy access to the vaccines. -
New Mexico has made major investments in early childhood and education programs and now it鈥檚 going to offer free universal child care to all families, regardless of income 鈥� the first such state to do so. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham made the announcement Monday. -
Democratic U.S. Senator for New Mexico, Ben Ray Lujan, had sharp words for Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a Senate Finance Committee Hearing Thursday morning. -
New numbers highlight the shortage of school-based mental health professionals in New Mexico. The University of New Mexico鈥檚 Project ECHO has launched a program seeking to target these gaps by mentoring those working directly with kids.
