Behavioral Health
Behavioral Health
Find and share information about Behavioral Health in New Mexico. Do you have information about challenges, resources, and success stories to help us ensure that New Mexicans don’t fall through the cracks when it comes to their mental health or substance use? Contact Us
In immediate crisis? Contact New Mexico Crisis & Access Line
The New Mexico 5-Actions Program is a free digital health resource for New Mexicans struggling with substance use or behavioral addictions and those who care for them.. The NM 5-Actions Program is a digital health resource. Paid for by the State’s Behavioral Health Services Division, it offers free access to over 100 short videos, an online assessment to screen for addictions and co-occurring mental health issues, as well as tools to help loved ones struggling with addiction. It comes with 24/7 phone support from trained clinicians. It not only addresses the most common substance and behavioral addictions, but also helps identify and heal the underlying mental health drivers that perpetuate addiction. Learn more: : https://nm5actions.com/
Paid Behavioral Health Internships! A new program aims to grow New Mexico’s behavioral health workforce by offering paid internships to serve rural and underserved communities. The paid internship opportunity is offered by Grow our Behavioral Health Workforce (GrowBHW), a program of the Center for Health Innovation (CHI) and funded by a four-year $1.4 million federal Behavioral Health Workforce Education Training grant. The 42 awards and internship applicants will be selected based on the quality of the application submitted. Applications are reviewed on a first come, first serve basis. The application is available at: bit.ly/3h1ovxT. For more information on the application process or eligibility call (575) 597-0024 or email BHWET@chi-phi.org or visit chi-phi.org/interns.
Deaths due to Drinking Rise. More than 2,200 New Mexicans died of alcohol-related causes in 2021, according to new estimates from the Dept. of Health, capping a decade in which such fatalities nearly doubled and setting a new high-water mark in a state already beset by the worst drinking crisis in the nation. The updated data arrive as lawmakers draft legislation to reduce alcohol’s harms for the upcoming session. Learn more.
NM Maternal Mortality Report. The NM Maternal Mortality Review Committee began reviewing pregnancy-associated deaths in 2018. Thisinaugural report reflects the findings from 2015-2018. The report identifies contributing factors that could be addressed through changes in policy practice or behavior at the patient/family, provider, health system or community levels. The report found that substance use was a contributing factor in nearly half of pregnancy-associatd or related deaths. Mental health conditions contributed to over one-third of these deaths. A priority recommendation highlights the urgent need for policy and practice changes to address gaps in treatment capacity and coordination to save lives. Access the report here.
NM Leaders in Recovery. NM Leaders is a network throughout the state that works together to collaborate on patient placement and navigation, creating better access to care for community members requiring treatment and creating better standards of care as a collaborative of advocates, providers, and peers. The NM Leaders in Recovery Resource Guide is a great resource to keep on your desktop for browsing services around the state, physical copies can be delivered by request, just contact them here.
Navigating Behavior Health. We have all learned about mental health in ourselves, others, and society after living through a pandemic that caused isolation, trauma, grief, and loss. We have also grown all too aware of substance use disorders as we live through the epidemic of addiction and growing dangers that reach our own communities and homes. Finding the proper treatments or support for behavioral health issues is where we all struggle. The great news is that a person battling addiction or mental health struggles never has to be alone. Check out Navigating Behavioral Health in New Mexico.
Helplines:
Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988
NM Crisis & Access: (855) 662-7474
Agora Crisis Helpline: (855) 505-4505
Rio Grande Narcotics Anonymous: (800) 925-4186