Health care is a treaty-guaranteed right for all federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native tribes. [1] Although enrolled members of federally recognized American Indian tribes have a legal right to federally funded health care, American Indian Elders have a lower life expectancy and are more likely to experience poor health and barriers to care compared […]

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 is assessing the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing mandates on the mental health of sexual and gender minority youth […]

The Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE) was awarded a grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) entitled “Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Youth Underage Drinking & RX Opioid Misuse Prevention Partnership (ABC Prevent),” PIRE partners with the Bernalillo County Community Health Council (BCCHC) in this coalition-driven project to evaluate and implement, evidence-based […]

Reducing youth suicide in the U.S. is a national public health priority, and LGBTQ youth are at an especially elevated risk. A safe and supportive school environment is pivotal to preventing youth suicide, second only to a safe and supportive home in importance for preventing suicide and other risk behaviors. Schools are now widely accepted […]

Funded by Santa Fe County, New Mexico CONNECT, based on the Accountable Health Community (AHC) model developed by the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS), is a systems-change model to address the social determinants of health of Santa Fe County residents. It mobilizes Navigators housed in a range of service agencies who can connect […]