Native Youth on the Move is a tribally based youth fitness program with a focus on traditional values. PIRE collaborated with the Notah Begay III (NBIII) Foundation to complete the final project evaluation, integrating qualitative and quantitative data while centering Indigenous knowledge and experiences. The final report was a comprehensive overview of the programming that […]
Complete Projects
Supporting At-Home Sexual and Gender Minority Youth (SASY): A Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Led by Drs. Lara Gunderson and Daniel Shattuck, the “Supporting At-Home Sexual and Gender Minority Youth” (SASY) pilot project assessed the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing mandates on the mental health of sexual and gender minority youth (SGMY) in New Mexico in real time as the pandemic progressed. This research is an […]
Mental Illness and Community Reentry in a Multi-Ethnic Population of Female Inmates
This pilot project funded by National Institute of Mental Health R34 grant number MH082186, combined formative research and participatory planning methods to adapt the Critical Time Intervention for female inmates in New Mexico.
Developing a Peer Advocate Intervention for Rural LGBT Populations
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons living in rural areas of the U.S. face tremendous challenges in accessing appropriate treatment and social support for mental illness and substance use disorders. Funded by the National Institute on Mental Health grant number R34MH09523, this pilot project designed, implemented, and evaluated a data- and theory driven intervention […]
Multi-Method Ethnographic Assessment of Behavioral Health Reform in New Mexico
In July 2005, New Mexico became the first state to place all publicly funded behavioral health services under the management of a single for-profit private corporation, referred to locally as the “statewide entity.” This National Institute of Mental Health funded, multi-site ethnographic study (R01MH076084) documented the initial implementation of this unprecedented reform in New Mexico […]
Evaluation of New Mexico Supplemental Statewide Epidemiology and Outcomes Workgroup
The goal of this project was to evaluate the functioning of the New Mexico State Epidemiological Workgroup, identify strengths and weaknesses, and provide training and technical assistance to ensure that the workgroup met the goals established in the New Mexico Five-year statewide prevention plan.
Evaluation of the New Mexico Strategic Prevention Framework Partnerships for Success 2015 (PFS-15)
(Subcontract to the New Mexico Office of Substance Abuse Prevention). Using the Strategic Prevention Framework, PIRE is supporting the state’s evaluation of nine Partnerships for Success 2015 (PFS 15) funded communities in New Mexico to prevent underage drinking and prescription opioid misuse by: Maintaining a statewide evaluation design and protocol for the PFS-15 award; Developing […]
Bernalillo County Community Health Council Strategic Prevention Framework: Prescription Drugs (SPF Rx) Evaluation
Using the Strategic Prevention Framework, PIRE supported the Health Equity Council’s (formerly Bernalillo County Community Health Council (BCCHC)) implementation of the SPF Rx grant (Strategic Prevention Framework, Prescription Opioids) to prevent prescription opioid use and misuse. PIRE’s work entailed Developing and maintaining an evaluation plan and protocols; Analyzing and reporting data for the community; Providing […]
Evaluation of New Mexico Higher Education Prevention Consortium, PFS 15 award
Using the Strategic Prevention Framework, PIRE is supporting five New Mexico colleges that are Partnerships for Success 2015 (PFS 2015) funded to prevent underage drinking and prescription opioid use/misuse by: Developing and maintaining evaluation plans and protocols; Analyzing and reporting data for each college; providing evaluation and implementation guidance to colleges; conducting database management; writing […]
Problem Gambling in New Mexico: A study of at-risk youth and adults
The objective of this study is to examine gambling behavior among adolescents and adults across New Mexico with specific focus on subpopulations of race/ethnicity, military involvement, parents of minors, sexual minorities, housing unstable, college students, and opioid abusers. Beyond estimating the prevalence of problem gambling among subpopulations in New Mexico, the goal of this study […]