Geographic Scope: Behavioral Health Region

This Legislative Finance Committee analysis examines New Mexico's fragmented behavioral health system, revealing that despite substantial investment across 17 state agencies totaling over $1.1 billion, the lack of coordinated state planning results in persistent service gaps and poor outcomes including the 49th ranking for adult substance use disorder nationally.

This Medicaid data comparison report examines behavioral health diagnoses, service utilization, and infrastructure between Behavioral Region 2 (Bernalillo County) and New Mexico statewide, providing essential baseline metrics for understanding regional behavioral health system capacity and gaps.

This chapter from a comprehensive New Mexico behavioral health assessment provides detailed recommendations for creating a unified, accountable statewide behavioral health system through improved governance, service standardization, workforce development, and strategic funding reforms.

Bernalillo County Ordinance 2024-15 establishes the Behavioral Health Authority (BHA) as a formal county government division with mandated governance structures, funding allocations, and accountability mechanisms to build an evidence-based, trauma-responsive behavioral health system.

This Enhanced Sequential Intercept Mapping (E-SIM) report for Bernalillo County's youth system provides a comprehensive assessment of behavioral health resources, gaps, and community-prioritized recommendations for preventing youth justice system involvement through improved prevention, crisis response, and systems integration.

This document establishes mandatory program evaluation requirements for New Mexico's behavioral health regional plans, providing a standardized framework that ensures accountability and evidence-based service delivery across the state's behavioral health system.

This is New Mexico's official funding application framework for the Behavioral Health Reform and Investment Act (Senate Bill 3), establishing regional behavioral health planning requirements that will guide $3+ billion in behavioral health investment across 13 regions over four years.

This rubric establishes standardized evaluation criteria for regional behavioral health proposals under New Mexico's Behavioral Health Reform and Investment Act, providing a framework to ensure consistency, accountability, and quality in systems change initiatives across the state.

This is an overview presentation of New Mexico's Behavioral Health Investment and Reform Act (SB3) implementation framework, establishing the 13 behavioral health regions and phased planning process that will directly shape how Bernalillo County develops its regional behavioral health priorities and service delivery system.

This is the official funding announcement and application for SB3 Behavioral Health Regional Infrastructure Act (BHRIA) planning grants, providing $45,000 per region to develop regional behavioral health service delivery plans across New Mexico's designated behavioral health regions.