CHILDREN'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DIVISION

Summary

The bill establishes a new Children’s Behavioral Health Services Division within New Mexico’s Health Care Authority and transfers the existing child behavioral‑health programs from the Children, Youth and Families Department to this new division. It also expands the department’s duties to include mental‑health, substance‑abuse, domestic‑violence, and prevention services for children and families. The change aims to centralize and coordinate state services for youth mental health and related needs.

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