NMASBHC is bracing ourselves for the excitement and anxiety that the transition to anything new, including a new year (!), can bring. While there are sure to be opportunities to bring new and important health resources to additional children and families in 2025, there also are sure to be obstacles and challenges to that critical work. As all of our partners launch this new season, please know that we stand hand in hand with you to build a better future for New Mexico's youngest and most vulnerable residents.

The staff and Board of NMASBHC hope to see you in the coming months. We invite you to join us at one of the many trainings described in this newsletter to be best equipped to serve patients. And, we hope to see you at our state capitol as we share with our elected officials about the value of school health services. We'll be at the Roundhouse for Primary Care Day, Public Health Day and Behavioral Health Day. And, as a teaser for February, watch for new community education tools we'll be launching, in partnership with SBHA, to celebrate SBHC Awareness Month.

In the meantime, we wish you a very healthy and happy New Year!

Nancy Rodriguez, nancy@nmasbhc.org

Our 2025 SBHC Calendar is out!

The 2025 Cover features the staff from the UNM Medical Group SBHCs.

January 2025 features staff from the Santa Teresa HS SBHC, sponsored by La Clinica de Familia.

Thank you for all the SBHCs who participated and submitted pictures!

Thank you to Presbyterian Health Plan for sponsoring the 2025 calendar.

If you have any questions, please contact Wilma at wilma@nmasbhc.org.

The 2024 Annual SBHC Directory Update and Survey link is due.

There are many new sites due to the expansion this year. Complete the link for each main or hub SBHC. There is a separate link for spokes.

Your information is needed to ensure the SBHC Directory on the NMASBHC website is accurate. The information also helps inform legislators and partners as we prepare for the next legislative session.

Please complete as soon as possible.

Thank you so much for your time and participation!

Thank you to everyone who completed the SBHC Field Survey at Head to Toe this year! For those who haven't had a chance to complete it, we need your help!

Please complete this very short field survey and your SBHC will receive a $25 Amazon gift card. 

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Y5VRF7R



Thank you for participating. This information helps us better serve and advocate for the SBHC field in New Mexico!

We hope you had a restful holiday.

New Mexico SBHC ECHO sessions will continue in January 2025.

Join us on

Tuesday, January 14th and

Tuesday, January 28th

at 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM MST.

Register HERE.

Visit the iECHO for slides, videos, recordings and resources from past presentations. After registering, you can view past content and get notifications for upcoming sessions.

New Mexico Lions Operation KidSight, Inc. is a 501c3 organization, working to establish and maintain a sustainable program to provide annual eye screenings and follow-up eye exams and treatment, if needed, for all young children in New Mexico. The program also is working with local and national partners to provide additional avenues to help youth and families increase access to eye exams and glasses.

NMASBHC is planning to partner with the program to increase access for students and families served by their SBHCs. If your SBHC is interested in participating in a program to provide free glasses to patients, please email Wilma at wilma@nmasbhc.org.

Greetings from your friendly neighborhood Adolescent Health Clinical Consultant!

Join me in Las Cruces for a Contraceptive Care Training!

On January 13, 2025 from 8:30-4:30, the UCSF Bixby Center's Beyond the Pill program partnered with the UNM Contraception Mentoring Program, NM Alliance for School-Based Health Care, and Bold Futures will be hosting an interactive in-person training. All staff are welcome to attend, including administrative staff, clinicians, front desk staff, health educators, medical assistants, nurses, and other staff types. The training is free and breakfast and lunch will be provided. Free CMEs available.

As we move into a new year together, I’m looking forward to spreading the word about the hot-off-the-presses updates that the CDC made to their Contraception Guidelines in late 2024. Reproductive health experts from across the US put together the most significant update in eight years. This helpful summary from the Reproductive Health Access Project highlights some important changes in the new guidelines, such as more expanded options for managing bleeding side effects of contraception and updated pain management options for IUD procedures: I use these guidelines very regularly to determine which contraceptive methods are safe to offer patients with medical conditions, and what medications could interact with contraception. Check them out here!

Updated provider tools from the CDC reflecting these changes, including an updated chart for the U.S. MEC and an updated bleeding algorithm, can be found on their website. The CDC Contraception app has been updated for the iPhone and Android. We will practice application of these evidence based best practices at the Jan 13 training in Las Cruces and office hours – see below for info about how to sign up for those!

OFFICE HOURS ARE BACK!

Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health Office Hours will resume on December 9th at 3:30pm. We are working on finding the best times for SBHC providers and staff to attend office hours, so this next set of office hours has different days and times to accommodate different schedules. If you have feedback on days and times please email Jen, Jen@nmasbhc.org.

SCHEDULE OF UPCOMING OFFICE HOURS:

• January 15th from 12:30-1:30
• January 27th from 2:30-3:30
• February 13th from 12-1

Use this links above to register for any office hours that work for you or visit the Events and Training Section on our website for more information and to register.

We will be having drawings for those who attend office hours to win some great prizes for your clinic!

SNEAK PEAK OF OFFICE HOURS PRIZES

NEXPLANON TRAINING

If you or any of your clinician colleagues need Nexplanon contraceptive implant training, there are a few trainings scheduled in Dec 2024. Clinicians (NPs, PAs, CNMs, physicians) need to attend a two hour long FDA-mandated Nexplanon training to be able to insert, remove, and order contraceptive implants.

Please email Andrea Andersen at aanderse@salud.unm.edu to get connected with registration for the trainings.

Nexplanon Training Dates, Times, and Locations

• January 13th at Burrell College in Las Cruces following our Contraceptive Care Training

Child & Adolescent Mental Health

Trainings for Providers and Professionals

NM-ABC trainings are all free of charge, with CME/CEUs provided. NM-ABC is a partnership between the UNM Center for Development and Disability and the NM Department of Health. NM-ABC provides training, consultation and resources related to youth mental health for providers across New Mexico.

• Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health
• Autism Spectrum Disorder: Screening and Interventions
• Youth Suicide: Screening and Safety Planning
• Non-Suicidal Self Injury: Screening and Interventions
• Helping Children and Youth Cope with Loss and Grief
• Adolescent Substance Use: Screening and Interventions
• Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents
• Depressive Disorders in Children and Adolescents
• Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care with Children and Youth
• Brief Intervention Techniques with Children and Youth
• ADHD Diagnosis and Management
• SSRIs and Pediatric Patients: Best Practices
• Youth Returning Home from Inpatient and Residential Stays: Bridging the Transition
• Tips from a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist: What Healthcare Providers Need to Know

For more information or to schedule a training, please contact NM-ABC program manager Amy Glass at aeglass@salud.unm.edu

Molina Healthcare of New Mexico is excited to announce a new partnership with BeMe Health, an adolescent mental health and well-being program. The service is now available to Molina Turquoise Care Medicaid members, ages 13-19 at no cost. 

BeMe is an app where teens and young adults are provided access to engaging content, mood reflection, skill-building, and 1:1 coaching anytime, anywhere. BeMe is built by and for teens, with an active Teen Advisory Board. Clinical services and 24/7 crisis support are available when needed. This resource might be beneficial for adolescents after hours, on weekends and during school breaks to help cope with stress, self-esteem, relationships, anxiety, and depression.   

If your school site would like additional information, please contact the Molina School-Based Health Center Liaison at NMSchoolBasedHealthLiaison@MolinaHealthCare.Com.

The Advancing Sexual Health Education (ASHE) Through Youth Engagement project is recruiting participants for educators or school health staff and young adult advisors. Training interventions are scheduled to start in late August. Please see the flyers below.

The UNM Contraception Mentoring Program training opportunities:

Virtual IUD Practicum

Virtual trainings are available. These free 2-hour IUD Practicums will include a one-on-one didactic and personalized hands-on practice session through a virtual format!

If you need training, contact Andrea Andersen at aanderse@salud.unm.edu 

Evidence-Based Training on Contraceptive Care

Monday, January 13th from 8:30 am- 4:30 pm - Las Cruces, NM

The sessions will include:

Reproductive Justice- Facilitated by Bold Futures, this session explores the history of coercive contraceptive practices in the United States as well as key principles of the Reproductive Justice movement. Participants will discuss techniques for applying these principles to patient encounters and review counseling practices and clinic policies that uphold patient autonomy.

Contraceptive Care for Gender Expansive Individuals- This session reviews best practices and recommendations for the provision of contraceptive care to transgender and gender expansive individuals who have a uterus and ovaries. Topics include taking a gender-inclusive sexual history and contraceptive method considerations and guidance for providing trauma-informed pelvic care to people of all gender identities.

Contraceptive Guidelines, Best Practices & Updates- This session reviews evidence-based guidelines for providing the full range of contraceptive methods using patient-centered counseling techniques. We will review patient eligibility, compare and contrast side effects and benefits, and discuss common misconceptions and concerns about contraception. Through interactive case studies, participants will become more comfortable responding to common patient concerns around birth control and counseling on side effects.

Nexplanon training- a clinical training session using models that teaches healthcare professionals (HCPs) how to insert and remove the Nexplanon birth control implant

Register via Eventbrite!

Please contact Andrea Andersen at aanderse@salud.unm.edu 

if you or your clinic are interested in Virtual IUD or Nexplanon training.

SBHC Staff are amazing!

Please feel free to share these open positions with your colleagues and peers.

Dental Hygienist - Fort Sumner, NM

De Baca Family Practice Clinic

Behavioral Health Manager North Region Clinic and SBHC - Taos, NM

SBHC Coordinator - Española SBHC

El Centro Family Health

Behavioral Health Provider - LCSW, LMSW, Clinical Psychologist

For more details, please contact Rick Adesso at radesso@epfh.org.

El Pueblo Health Services

First Nations Community Healthsource

Click above for open positions

Customer Service Representative - Gadsden SBHC

La Clinica de Familia

Certified Nurse Practitioner or Physician's Assistant

Licensed Behavioral Health Clinician - LCSW, LMSW, LPCC or LMFT

Rewarding opportunity for adolescent health advocates. Provide clinical services with an emphasis on comprehensive health evaluations/ treatments and wellness/student leadership promotion. Work in Albuquerque with an integrated behavioral and physical health team. Flexible hours within M-F days. Salary competitive and experience based. For more details, contact Sabrina Owens at (505)480-9436 or by email at owens.a.h.s.services@gmail.com.

Owens Administrative & Healthcare Support Services

Outreach Worker - School-Based Healthcare - Santa Fe, NM

Outreach Worker - School-Based Healthcare - Cuba, NM

Presbyterian Medical Services

Medical Assistant Certified - Atrisco Heritage - Albuquerque, NM

UNM Hospitals