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This month marks the one year anniversary of the state鈥檚 first 24/7 statwide hotline for sexual assault survivors.

The American Hospital Association reports that violence in the health care system has significantly increased over the past decade, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. In response, the University of New Mexico implemented a workplace violence program three years ago.

New Mexico is set to become the first state in the U.S. to offer free childcare to everyone. Governor Michelle Lujan-Grisham said it will start in just a few weeks on November first.

Over the last seven years $1.6 billion dollars have been spent on New Mexico students鈥�, especially those named in the landmark Yazzie/Martinez lawsuit, but inequities have persisted. Advocates are outraged as years of promises have been broken and many kids in the state鈥檚 public education system have been left behind. On the next Let鈥檚 Talk New Mexico we鈥檒l dig into why the state has yet to carry out the plans.

New Mexico ranks 50th in the nation for child wellbeing, covering ages from birth through 24. That鈥檚 according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The organization's president, Lisa Lawson, has recently penned a book exploring how teens are often left out of this conversation and how we can use their unique brain science to best support them.

New Mexico has made major investments in early childhood and education programs and now it鈥檚 going to offer free universal child care to all families, regardless of income 鈥� the first such state to do so. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham made the announcement Monday.

New numbers highlight the shortage of school-based mental health professionals in New Mexico. The University of New Mexico鈥檚 Project ECHO has launched a program seeking to target these gaps by mentoring those working directly with kids.

September marks Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and suicide remains a serious problem in New Mexico.

The state of New Mexico is still not doing enough to improve its foster care system, despite a 2020 settlement and a report earlier this year calling out the lack of progress. That prompted the arbitrator in the case to issue a second remedial order in the case.

The one 鈥淏ig Beautiful Bill Act,鈥� also known as H.R. 1, was enacted last month and will have serious impacts on clean energy and its affordability in 2026. Those will include New Mexico families, who already face high energy cost burdens.