A Note from the Executive Director | | |
The staff team at NMASBHC has a lot to ask of you and a lot to provide for you this month. We know that looming federal challenges are occupying a lot of the planning energy for school health practitioners, and as we craft the training and resources that NMASBHC provides, your needs are top of mind. The school health ECHO that kicks off next month, the SBHC head to Toe pre-conference, and the many other projects we're implementing all take into account likely federal impacts on New Mexico families. As you continue your hard work, I hope the words of one of your colleagues shared below will give you strength! I also hope you'll read on to learn more about what our organization can do to help you.
"I love school based health centers! From seeing families that are lost in the healthcare system looking to just getting their children treated for an acute illness, to helping a young person deal with anxiety they didn't even realize they had. Seeing the smile on their faces and the genuine gratitude for what we do is what keeps me going during the hard times."
- Mathew Martinez, La Clinica de Familia
Wishing you health and hope!
Nancy Rodriguez, nancy@nmasbhc.org
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September 2025 features the Moriarty-Edgewood SBHC team, sponsored by Presbyterian Medical Services.
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 or want to submit your team's photo for the 2026 calendar, email Sydney at sydney@nmasbhc.org
| | Submit your photos for the 2026 NMASBHC Calendar! | | |
There's still time to submit your photos for the 2026 calendar! We want to feature your amazing teams!
Requirements:
- Photos must be landscape orientation. Please submit images that are at least 1536 x 1024 pixels.
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All individuals under 18 MUST have a completed NMASBHC minor photo release form. Please submit the form with the photos.
- Please provide names of all individuals in the photo. Order them from left to right, top to bottom. All individuals in the photo must be named.
- Photos must represent the featured SBHC in some way.
- We will try to honor requests/preferences to be featured for a specific month.
Please submit entries by September 30th to Sydney at sydney@nmasbhc.org
| | Early Bird Raffle Tickets Still Available! | | | | |
Don't miss out on the early bird deal for our annual fundraising raffle!
Get 6 tickets for $20 until September 30th. Give yourself the best chance at winning one of our amazing prize packages!
This year's grand prize is a $500 Southwest Airlines gift card. Prizes will continue to be announced in the lead up to the Head to Toe Conference on November 4-6th.
You don't need to be present to win! Winners will be announced on November 6th.
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New Mexico School Health ECHO sessions have returned for 2025-2026.
Sessions will be on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month, with the first session on September 9th at 12:00 PM MST.
You can 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.
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REGISTER NOW FOR THE SBHC PRECONFERENCE
We’re doing things a little different this year—get ready for a special SBHC Preconference that celebrates School-Based Health Centers across New Mexico and honors 25 years of NMASBHC. Join us at Hotel Andaluz on November 4, 2025 for a full day of tools, resources, and conversations designed to strengthen student-centered care. The best part? This year’s preconference is FREE for all attendees.
Secure your spot now and be part of the energy, networking, and solutions that will power school-based health care forward!
Reach out to kimberly@nmasbhc.org if you have questions.
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SAVE THE DATES: November 4-6, 2025
Albuquerque Convention Center
Funded by New Mexico Health's Office of School and Adolescent Health and the New Mexico Public Education Department, Safe and Healthy Schools Bureau, this sell-out conference attracts more than 500 school health and behavioral health professionals, including school nurses, counselors, social workers and administrators, as well as school-based health center staff and advisory team members.
Visit the conference site to register today!
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SBHC Fall Learning Bursts!
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Oct 2nd: Annoying bleeding on Nexplanon and other bleeding on birth control
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Oct 16th: Period products- Making sure everyone in NM has access to menstrual products
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Oct 30th: Extended learning burst: Healthy relationships in teens- Supporting the young people we serve
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Nov 13th: “My app told me I’m ovulating”- Fertility awareness based methods
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Dec 11th: What in the TikTok- Addressing health information from the apps
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The Youth Health Advisory Group supports youth to advance health care access for their peers, share expertise on health-related topics and give important youth voice to the field of school-based health care. Participants will engage in activities and projects that can provide critical input to the development and delivery of services, and advocate for SBHC services across the state.
If you have youth that might be interested, please encourage them to apply and complete the application. For any questions, visit our website or contact Wilma at wilma@nmasbhc.org.
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NM Lions Operation KidSight &
SBHC Partnership Opportunity
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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.
| | Operational Plans and Data Submission | | |
Operational Plans are due on September 30th. If there are any questions about OP Plans and Progress Reports, please contact Jamie (Jamie.Slama@doh.nm.gov).
If you have questions about NMDOH contractually required data submission, please communicate with Kristin Oreskovich at Kristin.Oreskovich@doh.nm.gov.
| | SBHCs and Education Outcomes, 2014-19 | | |
Apex has been working on a statewide study to analyze SBHC utilization and NM PED academic data. Results are available for the time period from 2014-2019. You can find this report and other past year reports on the NMASBHC website.
If you have any questions about the data, please communicate with Kristin Oreskovich at Kristin.Oreskovich@doh.nm.gov.
| | Value Added Benefits are additional services or benefits that Managed Care Organization (MCO) offer for their members. It is important to communicate with your MCO for these services. The flyer has a list of some of these benefits for SBHC Youth and their families. | | |
BCBSNM Learn to Live -
Mental Health Support for Teens
| | Clinic Resources, Training Opportunities and Community Announcements | | School Professionals Oral Health Toolkit | | Free O-Pill for Clinics! | |
Bold Futures NM has been working on increasing access to over the counter birth control as part of the Free the Pill Coalition for many years.
As a result of this collaboration they have received their first bulk donation of OPill. They have both 1 month and 3 month packs available.
If your organization is interested in distributing OPill at no cost to patients, please email Rach Arrey (they/them) at rachel@boldfuturesnm.org.
Please include:
1) how many packs of OPill you are requesting,
2) what type (1 month or 3 month),
3) as well as your location , and
4) a sentence or two describing the communities that you serve
If you have further questions about the OPill for the students you serve please reach out to our adolescent health clinical consultant, Jen Robinson, Jen@nmasbhc.org. She is an excellent resource! Be on the lookout for a short webinar this fall going over all things OPill for SBHCs! Sign up for That Time of the Month to get updates on this training and more!
| | Reminders from Jen's Desk | | |
Sign up for the NMASBHC mid-monthly reproductive and sexual health update, That Time of the Month! Each month you will get the latest and greatest updates, trainings opportunities, and resources direct from Jen to your inbox. Sign up here!
Upcoming Virtual Trainings
October 1, 2025
3pm–3:30pm
NMASBHC Learning Burst: Annoying bleeding on Nexplanon and other bleeding on birth control
Register Here
October 2, 2025
12pm-1pm
CMP Virtual Event: Creating Safer Clinical Spaces For People Of All Immigration Statuses
Register Here
October 15, 2025
3pm-3:30pm
Learning Burst: Period Poverty and Programs to Help: Making Sure Everyone in NM has Access to Menstrual Products
Register Here
If you need immediate support or technical assistance regarding sexual and reproductive health care feel free to email me at Jen@nmasbhc.org.
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IUD Clinical Skills Practicum
Thursday, September 11 · 1 - 3pm
Presbyterian Santa Fe Medical Center- Farmers Market Room | 4801 Beckner Road Santa Fe, NM 87507
Register Here
Clinician trainers from the LARC Mentoring Program will conduct a 2-hour practicum on IUD skills. We will use pelvic simulator models to practice inserting and removing different types of IUDs. Our clinicians will also review managing challenges related to IUDs, and will be happy to answer any questions related to LARCs during or after training. Participants will receive 2.0 CME credit hours at no cost.
The Paragard manufacturer recently released a new inserter, and is phasing out the longstanding inserter model over the next few months. We will be training on how to use the new Paragard inserter!
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Nexplanon Trainings
Please email Andrea Andersen at aanderse@salud.unm.edu to get connected with registration for a Nexplanon training or to request future Nexplanon training in your area.
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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
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SBHA Training: Practical Strategies for Connecting Students to School-Based Health Care
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The School-Based Health Alliance will host a one-hour webinar focused on concrete strategies for engaging with students, school staff, and families to connect students to school-based health care.
Date: Tuesday, September 23rd
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm MST
Register for this free webinar here!
| | Want to Exhibit at Head to Toe? | | |
The Head to Toe Conference, happening November 4–6, 2025 in Albuquerque, brings together over 600 school health professionals—including nurses, social workers, counselors and school based health center staff—from across New Mexico. Sponsorships offer a powerful way to connect with this statewide audience through exhibitor booths, logo visibility, branded giveaways, speaking opportunities, and more. A wide range of sponsorship levels are available, from exclusive activations to co-hosted opportunities.
Interested in showcasing your organization? Contact Lisa Sciorilli, Associate Director of Events, at lisa@constellationnm.com or (505) 737-5012 to learn more and secure your sponsorship.
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