Posts Tagged ‘child well-being’
The Line: New Mexico Is — Again — Ranked 50th in Child Well-Being
June 21, 2019 – The 2019 KIDS COUNT® Data Book was released this week, and New Mexico was again ranked 50th out of 50 states for child well-being — dead last yet again. James Jimenez, executive director of New Mexico Voices for Children, calls the ranking “disappointing, but not terribly surprising.” But should we accept…
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June 22, 2018 – A Black Child Wellness Summit was held this week in Albuquerque. State and local officials and advocates convened to discuss strategies for improving the health of African American children in our state. Host Gene Grant sat down with the head of the New Mexico Office of African American Affairs to get…
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