Jerry Ortiz y Pino /tags/jerry-ortiz-y-pino Jerry Ortiz y Pino en-US Copyright Sat, 01 Feb 2025 02:10:42 GMT New Mexico has struggled for decades to give vulnerable youth adequate resources /local-news/2025-01-31/new-mexico-has-struggled-for-decades-to-give-vulnerable-youth-adequate-resources New Mexico has ranked consistently near the bottom when it comes to child well-being. The Children, Youth and Families Department, which is supposed to protect the most vulnerable children, has also battled scandals, secrecy, and staffing instability for decades. In the first of a series, 91°µÍř looks deeper into the legacy of these longstanding challenges and how they affect families in the foster care system. Sat, 01 Feb 2025 02:10:42 GMT /local-news/2025-01-31/new-mexico-has-struggled-for-decades-to-give-vulnerable-youth-adequate-resources Taylor Velazquez Legislators push for better access to medication-assisted treatment for minors /local-news/2024-01-19/legislators-push-for-better-access-to-medication-assisted-treatment-for-minors There’s a push in the legislature to make it easier for minors to get medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorder. Twin bills in the House and Senate call for the state to stop funding programs that restrict the treatment, while creating a fund to support programs that offer it. Fri, 19 Jan 2024 23:47:26 GMT /local-news/2024-01-19/legislators-push-for-better-access-to-medication-assisted-treatment-for-minors Megan Myscofski New Mexico senator seeks to shift child welfare agency away from the governor /local-news/2024-01-05/new-mexico-senator-seeks-to-shift-child-welfare-agency-away-from-the-governor With the legislative session just around the corner, one state senator is proposing to take the Children, Youth and Families Department out from under the governor. The bill is meant to address controversy around the department. Sat, 06 Jan 2024 00:30:32 GMT /local-news/2024-01-05/new-mexico-senator-seeks-to-shift-child-welfare-agency-away-from-the-governor Megan Myscofski Lawmakers Tackle Restoring Behavioral Health Care Years After Shakeup /local-news/2019-07-25/lawmakers-tackle-restoring-behavioral-health-care-years-after-shakeup Even before former Gov. Susana Martinez kicked the legs out from under behavioral health care system six years ago, services in the state were inadequate.… Fri, 26 Jul 2019 00:30:04 GMT /local-news/2019-07-25/lawmakers-tackle-restoring-behavioral-health-care-years-after-shakeup Marisa Demarco Advocates To Lawmakers: State Is In Behavioral Health Crisis /public-health-new-mexico/2016-02-16/advocates-to-lawmakers-state-is-in-behavioral-health-crisis More than 20 organizations joined together Tuesday to call on lawmakers not to cut funding for behavioral health services. Roberta Rael, founder and… Wed, 17 Feb 2016 02:09:26 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2016-02-16/advocates-to-lawmakers-state-is-in-behavioral-health-crisis Marisa Demarco Public Health In The 2015 Session /public-health-new-mexico/2015-03-24/public-health-in-the-2015-session Psychiatric Meds In School—PASSEDIf parents refuse to give their child psychiatric medicine, the school can’t prevent the student from participating in… Wed, 25 Mar 2015 01:40:06 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2015-03-24/public-health-in-the-2015-session Marisa Demarco, Ed Williams Helping Inmates Sign Up For Medicaid /public-health-new-mexico/2015-02-17/helping-inmates-sign-up-for-medicaid A New Mexico legislator is trying to help inmates sign up for Medicaid around the state. Sen. Jerry Ortiz y Pino says his bill, Senate Bill 42, could help… Tue, 17 Feb 2015 23:06:30 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2015-02-17/helping-inmates-sign-up-for-medicaid Marisa Demarco