By US commission on Civil Rights The Committee identified five dynamics in the state that increase the risk of abuse for elders: Widespread poverty and lack of affordable services available to elders and caregivers; Underreporting suspicion of abuse by caretakers, providers, and elders themselves; Structural weaknesses in the healthcare system …
Read More »NLBHA Awarded SAMHSA Center of Excellence and Prevention Technology Transfer Center
By NLBHA The NATIONAL LATINO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION, INC. is proud to announce our new partnership with the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) as it develops the SAMHSA Technology Transfer Centers (TTC) Program, which is comprised of the Addiction Technology Transfer Centers (ATTC), the Mental Health Technology Transfer Centers (MHTTC), and …
Read More »New Mexico State Parks Announce Seasonal Closures for Fall and Winter Season
By State Parks Division The New Mexico State Parks Division announced today seasonal and partial closures at various state parks. Check out www.nmparks.com to see a complete listing of the seasonal closures throughout the state as well as new winter hours at certain parks. As temperatures drop, so does visitation …
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Read More »Ancestor Words: The Spanish-Language Press in New Mexico
By NMHC As English-language publications slowly and sporadically spread across the West, with printing presses popping up in mining towns and along the pioneer trails, there already was a well-established Hispano literary tradition with a long history in New Mexico and the greater Southwest. That tradition will be the subject …
Read More »Northern’s High School Equivalency Program Ranked Best in Nation for Second Year in a Row
By Northern NM College Northern New Mexico College’s High School Equivalency Program (HEP) has been ranked the best in the nation in 2017 —the second consecutive year for Northern — according to a newly released report by the Department of Education. “This is proof without question of sustained excellence,” said …
Read More »SANTA FE CELEBRATES INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY
By City of Santa Fe The City of Santa Fe will honor its strong ties with the 23 Tribes, Nations and Pueblos of New Mexico in an expanded three-day Indigenous Peoples Day celebration at the Santa Fe Plaza, October 6-8, 2018. The multi-dayschedule of traditional performances and sharing of cultural …
Read More »October 5th –Art with Heart! ~ The Rumi Concert Benefit for The Storydancer Project
By The Lensic 7:00pm, Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W. San Francisco St. “Coleman Barks is a pioneer and renowned scholar on Rumi, the great Sufi. In his elegant and exquisite way, Coleman has made Rumi as popular as Shakespeare to the world and continues to inspire us with Rumi’s …
Read More »Weekly Fishing and Stocking Report
By NM Game and Fish Catches of the week Bill Evans Lake: Alex Lopez of Silver City caught and released an 11-pound, 15-ounce largemouth bass Sept. 22. He was using a green pumpkin senko. Bluewater Lake: Anne Blanton of Los Lunas caught a 45-inch, 28-pound tiger muskie Sept. 22. She …
Read More »District Attorney Marco Serna to Charge Stepmother of Five Year Old Victim with Child Abuse Resulting in Death; Issues Statement on Boy’s Passing
By State of New Mexico DA OffIce First Judicial District Attorney Marco Serna announced that he will now charge Melynie Tyalan Curtis with Child Abuse Resulting in Death after her five-year-old son expired early this morning at University of New Mexico Hospital (UNMH) in Albuquerque. On September 22, 2018, the …
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