Community Calendar
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May 7, 2025
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May 7, 2025
We cordially invite you to join us for the upcoming Community Collaborative Forum, on May 7th, 2025, for a pivotal convening where elected officials, public health leaders, and community partners will come together to debrief on the 2025 NM Legislation for leveraging public health, updates regarding federal changes and its implications, and together discuss and identify collaborative solutions for improving the health and wellbeing across New Mexico.
Be part of this critical statewide action-driven conversation, identifying where efforts align, and where we can collaborate and together navigate these unprecedented times to ensure our communities have access to the essential services they need for their health and wellbeing. Join over 120 public health leaders, state agencies, County & Tribal Health Councils, coalitions, community-based partners, higher education, and elected officials and engage in meaningful discussions and together explore how we can collaborate to serve our communities more effectively.
Why You Should Attend:
This gathering is more than a discussion—it's an opportunity to connect, collaborate, and drive action. Together, we will:
· Gain Insight into 2025 NM Public Health Legislation: Learn how 2025 New Mexico legislation and policies will leverage public health efforts.
· Gain Insight into Federal changes and implications on public health: Learn how federal legislation and policies may impact public health in New Mexico.
· Align Priorities Across Sectors: Engage with state agencies, key partners, legislators, community coalitions, service care providers, nonprofits, for-profits, care management organizations and advocates to identify shared goals, alignment efforts, and explore collaborative opportunities in service of communities statewide.
· Map Our Public Health System & Assets: This mapping tool will be accessible post the event as a way to continue to engage with each other and align our work for improving population health. An interactive public health systems asset mapping will highlight strengths, gaps, barriers, and opportunities for collaboration in public health.
· Actionable Networking Opportunities: Build aligned and lasting connections with key partners dedicated to increasing access to primary care and essential services, advancing health equity, and improving the health and wellbeing of communities.
· Identify Collaborative & Actionable Solutions: Identify potential collaborations and actionable strategies to improve population health and build a healthier and thriving New Mexico—today, and for generations to come.
· Join the Online CCF Hub: For connecting with each other, networking, collaborating, sharing resources and funding opportunities, post events, host a livestream, access the CCF meetings slides, and survey key findings.
Your leadership, voice, and expertise are essential in shaping a public health system that is aligned, proactive, well-coordinated, and prepared to meet the challenges ahead, address health barriers, and improve the health and well-being of New Mexico. Let’s build momentum, drive solutions, and forge a path toward lasting and meaningful impact.
We look forward to your participation! Together, we can create a healthier New Mexico–Today!
📅 Date & Time: Wednesday, May 7th, 2025 from 8:30am to 5pm
📍 In-Person Location: Embassy Suites in Albuquerque, NM
📍 Online Accessibility: Will be available via Zoom
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May 7, 2025
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May 7, 2025

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May 7, 2025
This 2-day free virtual training event presents an integrative framework for understanding and communicating across systems about how trauma can affect a child, a family, and a system. The Ripple Effect translates complex trauma concepts using metaphor, visual models, common language, and rich case examples.
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May 7, 2025

This ECHO program seeks to support healthcare workers and allies in their capacity to treat and support youth experiencing mental health challenges, providing education on psychiatric assessment, diagnoses, behavioral/psychotherapeutic interventions, integrative approaches, medication management, and navigating behavioral health referrals and systems.