New Mexico
‘We gotta do something about it’: New Mexico governing officials look to build behavioral health facility
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NEW MEXICO, Texas (KFDA) – Governing officers and a few group members in Japanese New Mexico met to take a look at the findings of a examine that would result in a behavioral well being facility within the space.
Governing entities of Curry County, Roosevelt County, Quay County, Clovis, Portales, DeBaca County and Fort Sumner all got here collectively to specific the wants of a facility.
Initium Well being of Denver, the corporate that led the examine, mentioned it was carried out resulting from issues relating to rising psychological well being and behavioral wants in Japanese New Mexico.
The examine lined behavioral well being feasibility, which examined the potential want for the event of a group psychological well being middle that would supply services for the supply of psychological well being care companies to the realm.
Initium says the necessity seen in Japanese New Mexico is totally different.
“The unmet want is so dramatic right here and the tales are so coronary heart wrenching and whereas behavioral well being wants are a difficulty throughout the nation, it’s fairly acute and research present that rural communities challenges are bigger, however the thrilling factor about that is that the options that we regularly suppose could be present in greater cities could be present in smaller cities,” mentioned James Corbett, principal, Initium Well being.
At present, services are as much as a 5 hour drive away and consequently, many don’t obtain the care they want, placing the burden on legislation enforcement and different businesses.
“I’ve watched individuals die, behind untreated psychological well being points and we gotta do one thing about it, there are individuals on the market really dying. I don’t know anyone in legislation enforcement that’s been to most likely any crime scenes that hasn’t seen any individual in a psychological well being disaster who’s killed any individual or killed themselves and we owe it to our group,” mentioned Mike Reeves, Curry County Sheriff elect.
Financing generally is a problem, however with current funding like opioid settlement {dollars}, it’s doable.
“The timing is nice, behavioral well being now’s one thing that’s targeted on in many alternative communities and there are small communities, similar to this that has been in a position to put their funding collectively, so why not us?” Corbett mentioned.
The examine reveals the estimated capital expenditure is $45 million.
“The cash is the problem however we’re paying for it now. We’re paying immensely for it now, in medical prices, unreimbursed medical prices and we owe it to the group to be higher servants,” mentioned Reeves.
This new facility would additionally usher in new jobs to the realm, an estimated 400 jobs.
It could additionally look to construct partnerships with space faculties.
On the finish of this month, a closing report will probably be offered by Initium Well being.
In July, potential funding concepts will probably be reviewed.
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For Celina’s Biscochitos that means making double if not three times more biscochitos to make sure locals and people nationwide have a sweet taste of New Mexico tradition.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – If you’re from New Mexico, there’s a popular sweet treat that will be on the dessert table this holiday season, biscochitos.
While you can buy them year-round, the holidays are especially busy for bakeries who specialize in making them.
For Celina’s Biscochitos that means making double if not three times more biscochitos to make sure locals and people nationwide have a sweet taste of New Mexico tradition.
“We probably do on average about anywhere from about, this year, probably about maybe 400 to 600 dozen a day,” said Celina Grife, co-owner of Celina’s Biscochitos.
It’s no easy job making biscochitos.
For the past 14 years, Celina’s Biscochitos has been making her grandma’s recipe. This year, just like the rest, there is a high demand for our state’s official cookie, especially during the holidays.
“We’re just trying to keep up with the demand. So everyday by the end of the day, we’re just trying to scramble to make sure that we have enough cookies on the shelf for our customers, so that way they can pick them up at the end of the day,” said Grife.
They’re making anywhere from 4,000 to over 7,000 cookies a day. That’s two to three times more than what they usually make outside of the holiday season.
Over the years, Grife has added more than just their traditional cookie.
“Our very first flavor was the red chile biscochito. And then one thing lead to another, we just started playing with it,” Grife said.
Now they offer red and green chile, lemon, blue corn pinion and chocolate chip. This isn’t just the unique, different flavors they offer, it’s the tradition they carry on.
“We are one of the few commercial companies that are still making them the traditional way. So we still use lard, and by lard, I mean the old-fashioned blue and white container that everybody uses at home,” said Grife. “We still use brandy in our product as well. We still use the old fashion anise.”
One thing Grife has learned over the years is that for some people, a biscochito is much more than just a cookie.
“This is very personal to people, and I had no idea how personal it was to people. I could be working at an event, and I’ll have people say, ‘No, I can’t have yours because my mom or my aunt or my uncle.’ Whatever! Somebody makes them in the family,” said Grife. “Or we get somebody who doesn’t have that family member with them anymore, and they try ours, and they’re kind of like, ‘This brings back so many memories.’”
Grife says their goal is to keep that traditional biscochito flavor and texture, in every cookie they make.
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