New Mexico Family Corner

Advocacy and Support Organizations
Family Voices: www.familyvoices.org/st/NM.htm
Partnering with professionals and families to advocate for health care services that are family-centered, community-based, comprehensive, coordinated and culturally competent.

NAMI of New Mexico (National Voice on Mental Health): nm.nami.org
Education, advocacy and support for persons with brain disorders (mental illnesses) and their families.

Parents Reaching Out: parentsreachingout.org/
A statewide non-profit organization that works with parents, caregivers, educators and other professionals to promote healthy, positive and caring experiences for New Mexico families and children. Services offered include: Workshops for families, parents, educators, service providers and other professionals;· Networking and support through Parent to Parent connections;· Resource Center and free lending library offering information and materials about the programs and systems families use;· Encouragement, problem solving and information to help parents make informed decisions.

Programs and Resources
Southwest Communication Resources: www.swcr.org/
Provides a variety of specialized health and developmental services that support families to meet the special needs of their infants, children and adult family members. This includes: Developmental assessment and evaluation, Developmental intervention and service coordination,Case management for Medicaid eligible pregnant women and babies and Respite care. They serve families living in the central New Mexico communities of Bernalillo and Sandoval Counties.

Early Hearing Detection & Intervention (EHDI) Contact and Program Information

Family Village: www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/index.htmlx
A global community that integrates information, resources, and communication opportunities on the Internet for persons with cognitive and other disabilities, for their families, and for those that provide them services and support. This site offers informational resources on specific diagnoses, communication connections, adaptive products and technology,adaptive recreational activities, education, worship, health issues, disability-related media and literature, and much, much more!

The Association for Retarded Citizen (Arc) Family Resource Guide www.thearc.org/familyguide/newmexico.doc
This guide is written for families raising children with mental retardation and related developmental disabilities. It tells families about benefits, supports and services in their state that might help their child.

Note: The information provided on the state pages was submitted by the state medical home teams.As this is not an exhaustive list, please let us know if you have additions for your state resource page. You can contact us at: medical home@aap.org.

Last Updated July 27, 2005