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The Human Services Department provides services and benefits to 1,100,445 New Mexicans through several programs including Medicaid, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Child Support, and several Behavioral Health Services.
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The Latest News From HSD
New Mexico launches free wellness app for teens
Access begins in Taos County for teens ages 13 to 18 SANTA FE — New Mexico teens will soon have free access to a digital mental wellness platform intended to help them manage everyday challenges before they become crises. Beginning Sunday, teens ages...
AVISO PÚBLICA ENMENDADO: Reunión Extraordinaria del Comité Ejecutivo de la Ley de Reforma e Inversión en Salud Conductual
Fecha: jueves, 9 de julio de 2026 | 9:00 a.m. a 12:00 p.m. Ubicación: Autoridad de Salud de Nuevo México, División de Servicios de Salud Conductual 37 Plaza La Prensa, Santa Fe, NM 87507 La Autoridad de Atención Médica de Nuevo México y la...
PUBLIC NOTICE: Behavioral Health Reform & Investment Act Executive Committee Special Meeting
Date: Thursday, July 9, 2026 | 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Location: New Mexico Health Care Authority, Behavioral Health Services Division 37 Plaza La Prensa, Santa Fe, NM 87507 The New Mexico Health Care Authority and the Administrative Office of...
PUBLIC NOTICE: New Mexico Primary Care Council Quarterly Meeting
Interested Parties: Notice is hereby given that the New Mexico Primary Care Council will convene for a regular meeting on Thursday, July 9th. The meeting will begin at 10:00 am and will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams. The public is welcome, and...
New Mexico Medicaid adds streamlined process to validate provider credentials
New Medicaid providers can now use a single platform for credentialing across all four managed care organizations SANTA FE — New Mexico Medicaid providers can now credential with all four of the state's managed care organizations through a single platform,...
New Mexico restores hotline for reporting abuse of people with disabilities
SANTA FE — New Mexicans will again be able to report suspected abuse, neglect or exploitation of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities directly to intake specialists starting July 1 by calling a restored toll-free hotline: 800-445-6242. The...
New Mexico announces $76.2 million investment in rural health care
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Health Care Authority today announced a new $76.2 million federal funding opportunity through Healthy Horizons, part of the state’s Rural Health Transformation Program, to expand access to specialty, maternal, behavioral health and chronic...