HM 5 — DEV. DISABILITY & MENTAL HEALTH TASK FORCE

HOUSE MEMORIAL 5 56TH LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEWMEXICO - FIRST SESSION 2023 INTRODUCED BY Elizabeth "Liz" Thomson and Kathleen Cates and Tara Jaramillo 6 8 10 A MEMORIAL REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF REQUIRING MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY PROVIDERS TO BE TRAINED IN THE TREATMENT OF PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.

e8 t 17 WHEREAS, it is estimated that somewhere between forty and w l n d 18 seventy-six percent of adults with developmental disabilities = = 19 a l suffer from mental illness;

and i a e r 20 WHEREAS, people with developmental disabilities suffer a t m m 21 from mental illness at substantially higher rates than the rest d r e 22 of the population;

and c e s k 23 WHEREAS, there is not a standard requirement for mental e a n b 24 health or developmental disability providers to be trained in u [ the treatment of people with developmental disabilities and .223836.2 co-occurring mental health issues;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF HM 5 Page 1 REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the department of health be requested to create a task force to study the feasibility of requiring various mental health and developmental disability providers to be trained in the treatment of people with developmental disabilities and co-occurring mental health issues;

and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that at least one-half of the e t 17 members of the task force include representatives from w l n d 18 developmental disability advocacy organizations such as people = = 19 a l first, New Mexico allies for advocacy, inc., parents reaching i a e r 20 out, education for parents of Indian children with special a t m m 21 needs, the national alliance on mental illness, disability d r e 22 rights New Mexico, elevate the spectrum and families ASAP, with c e s k 23 the remaining members of the task force being representatives e a n b 24 from the department of health, the developmental disabilities u [ supports division of the department of health, the New Mexico .223836.2 - 2 - developmental disabilities council, the university of New Mexico center for development and disability, the university of New Mexico school of medicine transdisciplinary evaluation and support clinic and the regulation and licensing department;

and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be HM 5 Page 2 transmitted to the secretary of health, the chair and vice chair of the legislative health and human services committee, the superintendent of regulation and licensing, New Mexico allies for advocacy, inc., parents reaching out, the national alliance on mental illness, disability rights New Mexico, families ASAP, education for parents of Indian children with special needs, elevate the spectrum, the New Mexico developmental disabilities council, the university of New e t 17 Mexico center for development and disability and the university w l n d 18 of New Mexico school of medicine transdisciplinary evaluation = = 19 a l and support clinic.

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