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Report: NM Child Well-Being Fared Better Than Expected During Pandemic
New Mexico's Voices for Children has released its latest Kids Count Data Book - noting some quality-of-life improvements despite COVID, but also …
NM Struggles in Child Well-Being Report but Celebrates Positive Trends
Since 2020, New Mexico has been working to create a more cohesive, equitable and effective early-childhood system. But it could be a while before it …
Despite Small Advances, NM Child Well-Being Stuck at 50th Nationwide
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A yearly report that looks at indicators of child well-being shows New Mexico in last place among the 50 states, but there is …
Well-Being Disparities Persist for New Mexico's Children
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- There is positive news for children in the annual data book released Wednesday by New Mexico Voices for Children. But the …
NM Child Well-Being Slips, Isolated Bright Spots
ALBUQUERQUE, N. M. – New Mexico children's advocates are highlighting a reduction in the teen birth rate and a boost in kids attending …
Childhood Ends Too Soon for Many NM Kids
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — For many kids in New Mexico, childhood is ending too soon. According to a new report from the humanitarian group Save the …
New Mexico Pharmacists to Fill Birth Control Prescriptions
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Individual training begins next week for New Mexico pharmacists who want to prescribe and provide birth control to women…
NM Reacts to Trump's Rollback on LGBT Rights, Birth Control
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A group in New Mexico that advocates for reproductive justice and health care says the state's rural communities will …
NM Remains Near Bottom in Kids Count Rankings
SANTA FE, N.M. -- New Mexico retains its dismal ranking of 49th out of 50 states for children's well-being, according to the 2016 Kids Count Data …
Federal Budget Includes $41 Million to End Rape Kit Backlog
SANTA FE, N.M. - Victims advocacy groups are hailing the inclusion of $41 million in President Barack Obama's proposed budget to help address the …
New Mexico Teen Birth Rate Down 57 Percent Since 2000
SANTA FE, N.M. – The birth rate among teenage girls dropped 57 percent in New Mexico from 2000 to 2014, according to new statistics from the …
NM Planned Parenthood Reacts to Justices' Hobby Lobby Ruling
SANTA FE, N.M. - Family-planning advocates in New Mexico are reacting to Monday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling that favors Hobby Lobby in its objection…