Region 1 behavioral health investment (SB3)
Los Alamos County
Summary
Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, and Santa Fe counties held their first kickoff meeting on building regional behavioral health services, starting with transportation to facilities like the Espanola CCBHC.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 1, 2026.
Impact analysis
Esperanza operates with only 30 shelter beds for all of north-central New Mexico; costs of a future local shelter are unknown.
Residents who need rides to treatment, including people leaving detention facilities.
Currently, people in crisis face potentially traumatic ER experiences and long transfers to distant facilities.
Mentions & discussions (3)
Los Alamos County Health Council — October 1, 2026
Esperanza Shelter reported 36 domestic violence reports in Los Alamos already this year versus 35 in all of last year — and no local shelter exists. County Social Services hosts an Esperanza advocate twice monthly, and partners are in early stages of establishing a Los Alamos shelter.
Los Alamos County Health Council — September 3, 2026
Discussion revealed Los Alamos has no on-site psychiatric coverage — the hospital relies on telehealth, has no standing protocol for transfers to mental health facilities, and youth in crisis face isolating ER procedures. Regional Senate Bill 3 work is trying to build more behavioral health capacity and transportation options.
Los Alamos County Health Council — August 6, 2026
Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, and Santa Fe counties held their first kickoff meeting on building regional behavioral health services, starting with transportation to facilities like the Espanola CCBHC.
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