Content tagged with “New Mexico”

New Mexico Native American Suicide Prevention Bill Signed Into Law, But Will it Find Funding?

As we mentioned last week, Senate Bill 417, the Native American Suicide Prevention bill, had passed the New Mexico legislature and was on its way to Governor Susana Martinez' desk.  Yesterday,...
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Suicide Prevention Bill Awaits New Mexico Governor's Signature

Suicide rates among youth in general in New Mexico are at tragic levels, while those among American Indian youth are twice as high as the overall state rate.  A new bill to try to make a...
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