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This story was originally published by New Mexico In Depth. As the crow flies, the Pojoaque Primary Care Center is about 20 miles from New Mexico’s ....
As the crow flies, the Pojoaque Primary Care Center is about 20 miles from Santa Fe. But it’s 45 minutes by car from Dr. Mario Pacheco’s home on Santa Fe’s ....
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In 2019, New Mexico lost 515 people to suicide, according to research by the Legislative Finance Committee released this month. And while preliminary data showed no statistical increase in suicides from January through October of 2020, the state has seen an increase in calls to its crisis phone line. The LFC also projects a 20 percent increase in behavioral health needs next year. Suicide does not have one cause, according to Matthew Probst, medical director for El Centro Family Health. But he said some form of trauma is typically involved whenever someone attempts to kill themselves. “That’s what it comes down to. Depression comes from a root of educational disparity, economic disparity, substance misuse in the house, violence (or) sexual abuse,” Probst said. “All of those things are the common roots of addiction, suicide, all kinds of stuff.” ....