Resources
Prevention Resources
Find Help Now
- 988 New Mexico: Visit the website or call, text or chat #988
- National Suicide Prevention Hotline: Visit the website or call 1-800-273-8255.
- More Ways to Get Help Now
Mental Health
- Looking for New Mexico Assistance
- New Mexico Behavioral Health Providers Association
- National Latina Behavioral Health Providers Association
- New Mexico Tribal Behavioral Health Providers Association
- National Alliance on Mental Illness, New Mexico (NAMI)
- Minority Healthcare Support
- Ten Tools to Feel Stronger and More Hopeful
- Learn More About How Stress Impacts Your Physical Wellbeing
Alcohol
- Alcohol Use in New Mexico
- Ideas to Help Cut Back or Stop Using Alcohol
- Alcohol Problems: How To Stop Drinking
- DWI Resource Center
PTSD
Maternal Depression
- Screening Tool for Postnatal Depression (English)
- Screening Tool for Postnatal Depression (Spanish)
- National Alliance on Mental Illness, New Mexico
- Postpartum Support International
- Mental Health America (MHA) Maternal Depression Guide
- National Institute of Health (NIH) Moms’ Mental Health Matters
Domestic Violence
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: Visit the website or call 1 (800) 799-SAFE (7233)
- New Mexico Treatment Connection: Find immediate support for those affected by or causing domestic violence.
- New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence
- S.A.F.E. House New Mexico
- Domestic Shelters
- CYFD (Children, Youth & Families Department) Domestic Violence Help: For youth in New Mexico, help is available through ReachNM, the CYFD Youth Textline for Suspected Abuse and Neglect. ReachNM has specially trained personnel available to answer questions from youth and connect them with the support they need 24 hours a day, 365 days a year via text: 505-591-9444.
- Community Against Violence (Taos): Visit the website or call the 24-hour Crisis Hotline at 575-758-9888.
- Emergency Housing
- Domestic Violence Resource Center
Teen Dating Violence
- LGBTQIA+ Domestic Violence Hotline – 617-742-4911 (voice) • 800-832-1901 (Toll-Free)
- REACH NM – (505) 591-9444 (Youth Resources)
- National Domestic Violence Hotline (phone & chat resources for victims)
- New Mexico Victim/Survivor Service Providers (PDF)
- CDC Fast Facts: Preventing Teen Dating Violence
- What is Teen Dating Violence? Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
- How Teen Dating Violence Impacts Indigenous and LGBTQ+ Youth
- Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women
- NativeLove & the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center Recognizes Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
Recovery
- Recovery is Possible: A Story by John Paul Herrera
- Peer Support Services, New Mexico Human Services Department Office of Peer Recovery and Engagement (OPRE)
- Positive Peer Stories on the State of New Mexico’s Behavioral Health Services Division Website
- Treatment is Effective: An Interview With Jamie
- Adding Certified Peer Support Workers to the Workforce: An Interview With Judge Jason Lidyard
- Find Naloxone: Visit this interactive map to find pharmacies dispensing Naloxone: https://doseofreality.com/naloxone/.
Harm Reduction
- The Mountain Center: Provides syringe exchange, overdose prevention education and Naloxone, as well as referrals and food to PWIS and their families five days a week.
- The Harm Reduction Program: This program works to reduce drug-related harm while enhancing individual, family, and community wellness, primarily through the provision of linguistically appropriate and culturally competent services to injection drug users.
Health Literacy & Depression
- University of New Mexico (UNM) Health Literacy Office: If you have been given a document that is hard to understand, you can fill out this pdf and send it to the team at healthliteracy@salud.unm.edu.
- Free Depression Screening Tool
- Patients Rising: Strategies to Improve Health Literacy
Food Insecurity
- Looking for New Mexico Food Assistance
- New Mexico Commodity Food Supplement
- New Mexico Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT)
- New Mexico Emergency Food Assistance
- New Mexico Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
- New Mexico Food Banks
Human Rights
Ending the Stigma
Eating Disorders
- Support Groups in New Mexico
- National Suicide Prevention Hotline: Visit the website or call 1-800-273-8255.
- National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
Drug Prevention & Treatment
Marijuana Awareness & Prevention
- New Mexico Office of Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment
- OSAP Treatment and Service Providers
- The Harm Reduction Program: This program works to reduce drug-related harm while enhancing individual, family, and community wellness, primarily through the provision of linguistically appropriate and culturally competent services
- Peer Support Services, New Mexico Human Services Department Office of Peer Recovery and Engagement (OPRE)
- Positive Peer Stories on the State of New Mexico’s Behavioral Health Services Division Website
- Treatment is Effective: An Interview With Jamie
- The New Mexico ATODA Prevention Workforce Training System
- SAMHSA – Talking With Your Child About Marijuana: Keeping Your Kids Safe Brochure
- SAMHSA – Preventing Marijuana Use Among Youth
- State Estimates of Adolescent Marijuana Use and Perceptions of Risk of Harm From Marijuana Use
- A Dose of Reality – Recovery is Possible
New Mexico Resources
- New Mexico Human Services Department
- Apply for Benefits at YesNM
- New Mexico Human Services Department Behavioral Health Services Division (BHSD)
- New Mexico Office of Substance Abuse Prevention (OSAP)
- OSAP Service Providers
- New Mexico Department of Health Substance Abuse Epidemiology Program
- New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions
- Albuquerque Office, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Aging & Disability Resource Center
- Developmental Disabilities Support Division
- YES New Mexico Benefits Portal: This is your portal to quickly and easily apply, check, update, or renew for a variety of public assistance programs. Create an account now to apply for and access your status for various benefits like Medicaid, SNAP, TANF, and LIHEAP.
New Mexico Health Insurance
New Mexico State Data
- New Mexico Department of Health Substance Abuse Data 2021
- Quick Facts About Drug Overdoses in New Mexico
- U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
- 988 New Mexico: Visit the website or call, text or chat #988
- New Mexico 2-1-1: 2-1-1 is a free referral and information helpline that connects people to a wide range of health and human services, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Eastern New Mexico 2-1-1
- Northern New Mexico 2-1-1
- Southwest New Mexico 2-1-1
Other Helpful Resources