Report Type: Community Forum/Survey

This community-driven assessment captures the voices of 173 Bernalillo County residents and service providers to inform a statewide Child and Family Services System Blueprint, documenting systemic barriers across six service sectors that directly impact behavioral health access and family stability.

This strategic blueprint provides New Mexico with a comprehensive roadmap for strengthening social work and behavioral health workforce pathways through program-level innovations, policy changes, and sector-wide coordination to address critical workforce shortages across all 33 counties.

This 2019 HHS Office of Inspector General report documents critical behavioral health provider shortages and service availability gaps in New Mexico's Medicaid managed care system, providing evidence-based recommendations for workforce expansion, access improvements, and care coordination that directly inform systems change planning.

This statewide survey of 755 social workers in New Mexico documents severe workforce burnout, pay inequity, and resource drought, providing data-driven recommendations critical for addressing the state's 81% unmet behavioral health need.

New Mexico's State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP) FY24-26 establishes a comprehensive statewide framework with 29 goals across 8 focus areas including behavioral health, providing strategic alignment opportunities for county-level systems change initiatives.

This is the 2022-2026 Strategic Plan for the Bernalillo County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC), which outlines multi-agency goals and objectives to improve criminal case processing, enhance services for justice-involved individuals, and strengthen behavioral health and diversion programs across the Second Judicial District.

This is a final report from the 2022 New Mexico First Statewide Town Hall on Behavioral Health, presenting eight consensus recommendations developed by approximately 200 stakeholders to transform behavioral health services across New Mexico through workforce development, system integration, and sustainable funding.