Report Type: Law

This 2015 resolution formally commits Bernalillo County to the national Stepping Up Initiative, establishing a framework to reduce the number of people with mental illness in the Metropolitan Detention Center through multi-agency collaboration and data-driven interventions.

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 legislative session summary outlines seven behavioral health bills passed in New Mexico's 2025 session, including the landmark SB3 Behavioral Health Reform and Investment Act which establishes a regional approach to behavioral health planning and investment that directly impacts systems change efforts in Bernalillo County.

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 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.

Senate Bill 3, the Behavioral Health Reform and Investment Act, establishes a regional planning framework for behavioral health services across New Mexico, creating governance structures, reporting requirements, and investment strategies that will directly shape how Bernalillo County develops and coordinates its behavioral health system.