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May 29, 2025
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May 29, 2025
Every New Mexican deserves to live with health, dignity, and security. That’s why we’ve been building a movement to defend our right to healthcare and push for a system that serves us all.
This past legislative session, we saw there’s still a long way to go to build the healthcare system our communities need and deserve. While HB 186: Medicaid Forward didn’t pass this time, the call to expand access to care is louder than ever and backed by our families, frontline healthcare providers, and solid data showing how it would strengthen our state’s economy, improve health outcomes, and bring peace of mind to thousands of New Mexicans. At a time when families across New Mexico continue to face rising costs, coverage gaps, and unnecessary barriers to care, we must keep pushing forward.
That’s why we’re inviting you to join us for the New Mexico Together for Healthcare 2025 Summer Network Meeting
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May 29, 2025
In this 6-part interactive series, participants will begin to learn concepts of trauma and
trauma-responsive care and how it can support babies and toddlers who have
experienced trauma or those who are at risk of experiencing trauma. Participants will
explore how trauma influences babies and toddlers' development. There will be an
opportunity to discuss risk factors and promote protective factors to foster resilience.
Participants will begin exploring trauma-responsive caregiving strategies that build
secure and responsive relationships and attachment.
Session 1: An Overview of Trauma and Trauma-Responsive Care
Session 2: Supporting Babies and Toddlers on their Path to Resilience
Session 3: Trauma-Responsive Care Strategies and Practices
Session 4: Partnering with a Families to Build their Resilience
Session 5: Caring for the Caregiver
Session 6: Leading the Way to Trauma-Responsive Care
*Training Dates:
May 15th
May 29th
June 12th
June 26th
July 10th
July 24th
Each Session 4-6pm
*Before registering please note:
Attendance for all sessions is required. This is cohort 2 of 3. Additional training dates will be available for Fall 2025. It is encouraged to apply for either this training or the Regulate Then Educate training, not both, due to the time commitments.
Kassandra Gonzales, MA, LPCC, IMH-E
Kassandra began her career as an early childhood educator, moving into the mental health field. She is a trained experiential play therapist and has experience as a clinical supervisor for a behavioral management program. Most recently, she served as the IECMHC Coordinator.