COVID Vax Confusion; Suicide Prevention Month

This week on New Mexico in Focus, we speak with the state Health Department’s chief medical officer to clear up confusion around COVID vaccine access after a series of chaotic changes from federal health agencies.  

Two Albuquerque Journal reporters explain the massive artificial intelligence data center coming to Southern New Mexico — and how the first-of-its-kind, $165 billion industrial revenue bond passed by Doña Ana County commissioners to finance the project works. 

And here at the end of National Suicide Prevention Month, we sit down with a Health Department official and two staffers from the New Mexico Crisis & Access Line to talk about an uptick last year in suicides across the state — and lift up suggestions for community care. 

Host: Nash Jones  

Segments: 
NM’s Chief Medical Officer on COVID Vaccine Access 
Correspondent: Lou DiVizio 
Guest: Dr. Miranda Durham, Chief Medical Officer, NM Health Department 

Suicides Ticked Up in NM Last Year 
Host: Nash Jones 
Guests: 
Clarie Miller, NM Health Department, Suicide Prevention Coordinator 
Claire Carmony, NM Crisis & Access Line, 988 Program Manager 
Rosella Sanchez, NM Crisis & Access Line, Director of Community and Stakeholder Relations 

ABQ Journal Reporters Explain A.I. Data Center in Southern NM 
Correspondent: Jeff Proctor 
Guests: 
Algernon D’Ammassa, Southern NM Correspondent, Albuquerque Journal 
Hannah García, Tech and Energy Reporter, Albuquerque Journal

Suicide Prevention Month: Suggestions for Community Care
Host: Nash Jones 
Guests: 
Clarie Miller, NM Health Department, Suicide Prevention Coordinator 
Claire Carmony, NM Crisis & Access Line, 988 Program Manager 
Rosella Sanchez, NM Crisis & Access Line, Director of Community and Stakeholder Relations