Preventing Family Homelessness
Thursday, September 27 at 7 p.m. on Ch. 5.1 Families are the fastest growing segment of the homeless population in New Mexico. The state is struggling to emerge from the recession that began four...
View ArticleSpecial Needs Education
Some 45,000 students in New Mexico schools have disabilities or special needs. One in ten students at Albuquerque Public Schools receives special education services. Thursday, October 25 at 7 p.m. on...
View ArticlePreventing Child Abuse
The state had more than 6,500 victims of child abuse and neglect last year and almost half of those victims were 5 years old or younger. Thursday, December 27 at 7 p.m. on Ch. 5.1 How can New Mexico...
View ArticleLGBTQ Youth in New Mexico
What are the challenges facing youth and young adults in New Mexico who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered or queer? Thursday, January 31 at 7 p.m. on Ch. 5.1 What are the challenges facing...
View ArticleWomen’s Economic Empowerment in New Mexico
Thursday, February 28 at 7 p.m. on Ch. 5.1 New Mexico is a poor state and the burdens of economic inequality fall especially hard on women and girls. We have the highest teen pregnancy rate in the...
View ArticleYouth Mental Health
Thursday, March 28 at 7 p.m. on Ch. 5.1 Mass shootings committed by young people have filled the headlines over the last year, These tragedies have brought renewed attention to the issue of youth...
View ArticleTransitioning Out of Foster Care
Thursday, April 25 at 7 p.m. on Ch. 5.1 Each year in New Mexico, about 100 youth in foster care will hit age 18. That means they are then defined as adults and lose most of the services they rely upon...
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Early Brain Development
Thursday, May 30 at 7 p.m. on Ch. 5.1 Before children learn to talk, it may seem like not much is happening. In fact, from age 0 to 3 is the most important time for brain development. In those first...
View ArticleImpact of Domestic Violence on Children
Thursday, June 27 at 7 p.m. on Ch. 5.1 The impact of domestic violence on children can last a lifetime. Children exposed to violence in the home often experience psychosomatic illnesses, depression,...
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Access to Children’s Healthcare
Thursday, July 25 at 7 p.m. on Ch. 5.1 In New Mexico, about 9 percent of children do not have health insurance coverage. We all pay when children aren’t covered. These kids are less likely to receive...
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