Behavioral Health In The News
We gotta do something about it’: New Mexico governing officials look to build behavioral health facility
By Sydnee Batzlaff Published: Jun. 9, 2022 at 9:10 PM MDT
NEW MEXICO (KFDA) - Governing officials and some community members in Eastern New Mexico met to look at the findings of a study that could lead to a behavioral health facility in the area.
Governing entities of Curry County, Roosevelt County, Quay County, Clovis, Portales, DeBaca County and Fort Sumner all came together to express the needs of a facility.
Initium Health of Denver, the company that led the study, said it was conducted due to concerns regarding growing mental health and behavioral needs in Eastern New Mexico.
The study covered behavioral health feasibility, which examined the potential need for the development of a community mental health center that would provide facilities for the delivery of mental health care services to the area.
Counties, cities plan mental health facility
By Lisa Dunlap Roswell Daily Record
Nov 22, 2022 Updated Nov 30, 2022
A Denver-based company is working with four counties and two municipalities in the area to develop a $44.5 million regional mental and behavioral health treatment center in Clovis, a facility that government leaders think could serve a key role in reducing prison populations in the area.
The presentation by Initium Health to Chaves County commissioners Thursday was a corollary to a discussion during the same meeting about challenges facing county detention centers in New Mexico.
“Unfortunately, as you know, New Mexico doesn't have enough in-patient beds,” said Initium Health Principal James Corbett.
Study on mental health needs in eastern New Mexico to be released
PORTALES, N.M. (KRQE) NEW MEXICO NEWS – Findings of a behavior health center feasibility study in eastern New Mexico will be presented next week in Portales. The study, conducted in Clovis, Portales, and Fort Sumner, assessed gaps in behavioral health services and gave recommendations to fill those gaps. Findings from that study will be presented to local leaders to discuss.