/tags/suicide Suicide en-US Copyright Wed, 16 Apr 2025 23:49:06 GMT /local-news/2025-04-16/teenager-suicide-foster-care-new-mexico Those who knew the boy described him as a caring young man who was supportive of the other foster youth living in CYFD facilities. His death comes after consecutive years of the state’s failure to provide stable foster homes and mental health care for teenagers in its custody. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 23:49:06 GMT /local-news/2025-04-16/teenager-suicide-foster-care-new-mexico Ed Williams /local-news/2024-12-20/though-suicide-doesnt-increase-over-the-holidays-its-never-the-wrong-time-to-talk-about-it It’s commonly thought that suicide rates increase over the winter holidays, but that’s not the case. Still, the lead suicide prevention coordinator with the New Mexico Department of Health says it’s never the wrong time of year to talk about suicide and practice prevention. Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:28:59 GMT /local-news/2024-12-20/though-suicide-doesnt-increase-over-the-holidays-its-never-the-wrong-time-to-talk-about-it Nash Jones /kunm-news-update/2020-09-06/no-more-normal-mental-wellness As the summer season transitions into fall, it is important to note that September, the ninth month of the year, isn’t just for football and the start of… Sun, 06 Sep 2020 20:17:36 GMT /kunm-news-update/2020-09-06/no-more-normal-mental-wellness Marisa Demarco, Khalil Ekulona /local-news/2020-02-27/aps-builds-peer-support-program-in-schools-most-at-risk-for-suicide Albuquerque Public Schools is rolling out several new suicide prevention initiatives following a series of student deaths over the last year and calls… Thu, 27 Feb 2020 16:00:49 GMT /local-news/2020-02-27/aps-builds-peer-support-program-in-schools-most-at-risk-for-suicide Nash Jones /local-news/2020-02-26/community-calls-on-aps-to-do-more-about-student-suicides For the second time in less than six months, people are calling on Albuquerque Public Schools to address the issue of suicide following more student… Wed, 26 Feb 2020 22:47:34 GMT /local-news/2020-02-26/community-calls-on-aps-to-do-more-about-student-suicides Nash Jones /local-news/2019-11-13/young-latino-people-in-n-m-facing-high-rates-of-behavioral-health-concerns Latino youth are feeling psychological impacts of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, researchers say. A committee of legislators in New… Wed, 13 Nov 2019 22:10:24 GMT /local-news/2019-11-13/young-latino-people-in-n-m-facing-high-rates-of-behavioral-health-concerns Marisa Demarco /public-health-new-mexico/2019-02-13/bill-to-curb-gun-suicides-raises-complicated-questions New Mexico has one of the highest suicide rates in the country. And more than half of those deaths involved a gun.Some state lawmakers want to reduce… Thu, 14 Feb 2019 01:46:47 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2019-02-13/bill-to-curb-gun-suicides-raises-complicated-questions May Ortega /public-health-new-mexico/2018-08-08/bill-focuses-on-guns-suicide-prevention Nearly 500 New Mexicans died by suicide in 2015, and more than half of those deaths involved a gun. Lawmakers are looking at decreasing gun-related… Wed, 08 Aug 2018 22:02:53 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2018-08-08/bill-focuses-on-guns-suicide-prevention May Ortega /public-affairs/2018-06-16/womens-news-suicide-rate-among-women-climbing June 16, 2018: New data shows suicide rate rising faster among women than men; Trailblazing basketball coach and player Anne Donovan dies; Tanzania… Sat, 16 Jun 2018 18:32:04 GMT /public-affairs/2018-06-16/womens-news-suicide-rate-among-women-climbing Megan Kamerick /public-health-new-mexico/2015-09-10/study-teen-suicide-attempts-down-35-percent-in-n-m There are fewer young people trying to commit suicide in New Mexico, according to the state Department of Health. Statewide rates of attempted suicide… Thu, 10 Sep 2015 21:58:05 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2015-09-10/study-teen-suicide-attempts-down-35-percent-in-n-m Ed Williams