At it’s annual meeting in June, New Mexico First officially welcomed five new members to its Board of Directors. The Board also bestowed the title of Emeritus Board Members on one departing Board member at the Annual Board Meeting on June 30. Departing Board member Kathy Keith was named Board Emeritus for her contributions over…
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‘Hurt people raising hurt people’: A mental health crisis grows in NM amid a dire lack of services
By Annabella Farmer | Searchlight N.M. Crystal G. has always known that New Mexico’s mental healthcare system is broken. Her aunt, who helped raise her, began showing schizophrenic tendencies at the age of 14. Her mother struggled with substance abuse and went into rehab when Crystal was six. The little girl was put in the…
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May 4, 2022 by Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi | Searchlight N.M. Kenneth Helberg, 46, was placed in foster care for the first time at the age of 5, after he showed up to his kindergarten class in diapers, unable to tie his torn-up shoes and unbathed for weeks. He spent the next five years bouncing…
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