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Stakeholders say New Mexico has a huge need for more programs, services and providers — and a boost in funding — and less red tape and stigma about treatments and
The system has struggled to recover since a shake-up in 2013 under then-Gov. Susana Martinez, in which Medicaid funding to 15 behavioral health providers was frozen.
The New Mexico Human Services Department announced that it has been selected to participate in a national pilot program that centers trauma in tackling substanc