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New Mexico

Learn more about suicide and prevention efforts in New Mexico, including a list of laws enacted in AFSP's top priority areas. Updated: February 4, 2022.

New Mexico suicide prevention plans and initiatives

New Mexico’s Suicide Prevention Program is housed within the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDH). In its 2020-2022 State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP), NMDH identifies suicide as a key ”Substance Use & Mental Health” issue and outlines planning efforts with three statewide goals: (1) develop a statewide suicide prevention plan; (2) increase the number of suicide gatekeepers, and; (3) increase secondary prevention of suicide through emergency departments (pp. 17-18).

In 2011 New Mexico law established a statewide Clearinghouse for Native American Suicide Prevention to provide culturally appropriate suicide prevention, intervention and post-event assistance and culturally based Native American youth suicide prevention initiatives (NMSA § 9-7-6.7). The law also establishes an Advisory Council to assist in developing policies, rules, and priorities for the Clearinghouse (NMSA § 9-7-11.5).

New Mexico laws

Key:

  • Required by law
  • Encouraged by law
  • No law in place

Crisis lines and 988 implementation

  • Addresses 988 infrastructure and provides for telecom user fee
  • Addresses 988 infrastructure but does not include telecom user fee
  • 988 law limited to creating an exploratory commission, advisory committee, or task force

Mental health parity

  • Public health plans (e.g., Medicaid) regularly submit parity compliance analyses to state regulators
  • Private health plans (individual and group) regularly submit parity compliance analyses to state regulators

K – 12 school suicide prevention

  • Inclusion of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and/or other crisis line(s) on student ID cards
  • Student allowances for excused mental health absences
  • School personnel must report student suicide risk to a parent and/or guardian
  • Suicide prevention and/or mental health training for certain school personnel, annual
  • Suicide prevention and/or mental health training for certain school personnel, not annual
  • Suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention policies/programming
  • Student education on suicide prevention

Health professional training in suicide assessment, treatment and management

  • Mental health professionals receive regular training
  • Mental health professionals receive one time training
  • Medical/surgical professionals receive regular training
  • Medical/surgical professionals receive one time training

Conversion therapy bans

  • Prohibits licensed/board certified mental health providers from engaging in conversion therapy with minors under 18 years of age
  • Prohibits licensed/board certified mental health providers from engaging in conversion therapy with vulnerable adults
  • Prohibits use of state funds for any purpose related to conversion therapy (e.g., conducting, making a referral for, or extending health benefits coverage for)

University and college campus suicide prevention

  • Inclusion of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and/or other crisis line(s) on student ID cards
  • Students receive information on available mental health and/or suicide prevention services and/or resources
  • Adoption of suicide prevention/awareness policy or program

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