The New Mexico Human Services Department announced today that the number of New Mexicans without health insurance coverage dropped by nearly 25 percent last year. Since Governor Susana Martinez took office in 2011, New Mexico’s uninsured rate has plummeted by nearly half.

Today, for the fifth straight year, Governor Susana Martinez announced a crackdown on parents failing to pay child support. The child support bench warrant operation begins this week and continues through the end of the month.

Today, New Mexico Human Services Department (HSD) Secretary Brent Earnest announced that the New Mexico Crisis and Access Line (NMCAL) is helping more New Mexicans find the help, services, and support they need for mental health crises such as anxiety, depression, substance abuse, and others. NMACL fielded 2,952 calls last month alone, 16,000 in the first six months of this year, and more than 21,000 calls in 2015.