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Jaramillo described the unit’s work on sex‑trafficking and high‑risk victims and said awareness campaigns — including posters in restroom stalls and materials for city staff — have produced more community reporting. He recommended expanding school‑based awareness because some victims are minors who may not recognize grooming or trafficking indicators. Jaramillo said schools are a “good place” to receive tips and that bringing awareness into classrooms and school staff training can produce actionable leads.

Councilor Rogers recommended adding concise educational cues to public signage — for example, short warning signs about signs of trafficking and the reporting hotline — to prompt recognition by bystanders. Several council members offered to coordinate APS and APD contact points; Vice Chair Jackson asked Jaramillo to share contact information to enable joint planning with APS police and Chief Gallegos.

Jaramillo said the HRVU has been able to respond to more tips because of the unit’s expanded capacity and that awareness work in community settings and at sporting events has helped identify victims. He advocated continued visible outreach and partnership with APS, city and county staff to sustain reporting and investigations. There was no formal vote or budget action recorded.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Local Government Coordinating Commission Meeting 04/17/2025","oneSentenceSummary","APD’s High Risk Victims Unit reported an increase in community tips after outreach and urged more school-based awareness. Officers recommended stall signage with educational cues and proposed coordination with APS and chief's office to expand outreach.","taxTitle","Bernalillo County, New Mexico","taxId",2692,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6269067,"Second Judicial District outlines assisted outpatient treatment program; DA petition authority to expand under HB 8",384,3177000,3561000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3048194-9054fa6c4afadbf3656de935a95b8500&start=3177&end=3561","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3048194-9054fa6c4afadbf3656de935a95b8500/thumbnail_3177000.jpg","/articles/6269067/Bernalillo-County/New-Mexico/Second-Judicial-District-outlines-assisted-outpatient-treatment-program-DA-petition-authority-to-expand-under-HB-8","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6269067-70bb7742f770549be4b3d8bebe6043fa/orig.mp4?Expires=1776305118&Signature=GMXg19Gq2Sj5bdBRo1iYBDfrTTxcsF7rZk-fg6u8tXU63djGr-wZ06JP~T9YE28LOeC8AbUrStqY4UKEQ9OYzUTB0N4T8drilpBY-AhYHCscKgOb08Ngy6bOJ6-PGf5bsyl~q0HNn3jtQ62X55Amq-k~fjqYX7Ha5JuxfqH4B~E5u368XfSy8BeROUUk-mNAbcyuMFtOojgBdLNt2LS9zwvOWg9NYOq9~LVLAnRmL4vk9r2UF2-wbW0P2cLvNDyE~04fOs4ZL8u9dvdJYk1g1Za5sbwGvog3N9ZJCX5XL8b-j8Q43s3sfo8NF1re-DpQ-8nBs6BOmffSmNs0TAyjRw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Katina Watson, chief executive officer for the Second Judicial District Court, presented the court’s assisted outpatient treatment (AOT) program and described eligibility criteria, team supports and outcomes for program participants.

Watson said AOT is a civil court‑ordered program for Bernalillo County residents 18 or older with a primary diagnosis of a serious mental disorder who have a documented history of nonadherence to treatment and repeated hospitalizations or incarcerations. AOT provides a court‑supervised treatment plan, regular judicial review and a multidisciplinary clinical team that helps with case management, transportation and appointment adherence; the program period is typically 12 months and can be extended by a judge.

Watson provided outcome figures from earlier years of operation: for a previous reporting period she cited that 78 percent of participants were not admitted to the hospital, medication adherence was 79 percent, and 87 percent of participants were not arrested while in the program. She said the program initially began around 2017–2018 and took its first clients in fiscal year 2020.

Importantly, Watson told the council that changes in House Bill 8 will allow the district attorney to file petitions to bring people into AOT beginning in June (date referenced during the presentation but not specified in the meeting transcript). The court and the DA’s office are working on a plan for how the DA will stand up a petitioning team; Watson said the change is expected to increase AOT referrals and that the court is preparing to accommodate more petitions.

Funding questions were raised. Watson said the City provides funding for the program; she told council members she had met with county staff and was “assured that there is funding for the program in FY26,” though she also said the legislature did not appropriate money specifically for AOT in FY26. Watson described internal steps to stretch existing funds — for example, billing Medicare where possible and contracting changes — and said staff were pursuing additional local partnerships and provider networks to expand capacity without a large new appropriation.

Council members pressed for clearer budget detail. Watson and council staff agreed to provide more information offline; councilor Rogers asked staff to show where the city’s AOT funding appears in the FY26 budget documents. Watson also said the program-manager role (Laura Braun) is overseeing outreach to additional service providers and that partnerships with MDC, UNM and local hospitals are being explored to create clinical and assessment capacity.","The Second Judicial District Court described its assisted outpatient treatment (AOT) civil program for people with severe mental illness, including eligibility, team-based services and outcome data. Presenters warned that AOT referrals will likely increase after House Bill 8 expands who can petition into the program.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6269072,"Keeping Them Alive and city partners outline summer nonviolence calendar, school poster project",461,2161000,2622000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3048194-9054fa6c4afadbf3656de935a95b8500&start=2161&end=2622","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3048194-9054fa6c4afadbf3656de935a95b8500/thumbnail_2161000.jpg","/articles/6269072/Bernalillo-County/New-Mexico/Keeping-Them-Alive-and-city-partners-outline-summer-nonviolence-calendar-school-poster-project","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6269072-2526be3669f3e853110c1fb9d5687ea1/orig.mp4?Expires=1776305118&Signature=C~1AWMqpW3JcDlbLFExh3~S1Xfy6tqsyVfJdSL-xr5u92jVOAFLfhiMIQ-q9WkCd6uYGbv6aV0j6i3ePYNBq8DwDDvxq-SkyjIvi0LxLS820VttFBYyzGAR9Aqe5gbm2Td6nHI--fg3v0NMkiDHxlTI-~cc4gkAfcSIfoYzDl60v3lvwB0hzjG9jKc3jaY3qGB~xm~x7NxH9fDXX5DVyb3c3p0bz3GcbWN4t2HHICNWueCU99OECi7FVwvwO9Y5V6j8cd-vo3a7ZBfeq9Go9Pw5Ib5~F~xYGIdRYlxQYaL9qz4dL4OC4pM8c78GSumfpCDRnQvn8IvkC0PXUlnUoiw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Tyson Patterson of Keeping Them Alive and Albuquerque Community Safety’s Jeffrey Bustamante briefed the Local Government Coordinating Council on a summer nonviolence calendar of events and a school poster project that displays family tributes to people who died from overdose.

Patterson said the group has partnered with Crossroads counselors and APS to place a mobile memorial museum and posters with QR codes in high schools; school staff have used the displays for class projects and follow-up discussion. He described positive reactions at El Dorado, Cibola and Sandia high schools and said the displays have led families to join Keeping Them Alive and to create new posters.

Patterson also described community and sporting events where the group sets up displays and hands out information. He said the organization has volunteers to staff events and is building a summer calendar that already includes multiple sponsored dates; the calendar remains open for additional events.

Jeffrey Bustamante of Albuquerque Community Safety said the agency will support summer programming and outreach, provide meals and on-site follow-up for families who request services, and work with partners to increase capacity at events. He cited successful high-attendance events last year, including a drive‑in movie that drew roughly 1,000 people, and said the strategy is “bigger, better, more nonviolence” this year.

Vice Chair Jackson and other council members asked whether APS could assist with information-sharing or event promotion; Bustamante said ACS would follow up to coordinate with school staff. Patterson described an informal evaluation: teachers converted the displays into class materials and students scanned QR codes and engaged in emotional conversations with family members who attended the events.

Council members noted high attendance at prior events, the need to stock additional naloxone supplies (Patterson said supplies ran short), and the value of school-based prevention. There was no formal action recorded.","Community group Keeping Them Alive and Albuquerque Community Safety presented a calendar of summer nonviolence events, school poster displays about overdose victims, and plans to use events to connect families to services.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6269077,"Legislative session produced omnibus public-safety bill and new behavioral-health regional framework, consultant summarizes",360,1608000,1968000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3048194-9054fa6c4afadbf3656de935a95b8500&start=1608&end=1968","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3048194-9054fa6c4afadbf3656de935a95b8500/thumbnail_1608000.jpg","/articles/6269077/Bernalillo-County/New-Mexico/Legislative-session-produced-omnibus-public-safety-bill-and-new-behavioral-health-regional-framework-consultant-summarizes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6269077-0ba7c0f1dfe832be1f28322fa1f034de/orig.mp4?Expires=1776305118&Signature=Bo9RY39EYyHrzSt~sCFgRHrHur9d9ZSNJ1mOY~MwKPADIcpvpyrO9Z6rMR7H3kCEGsnoE6ki5BkPit7wOj2kz7eD~nn85ZCEvGmiJGw-F~Pu7LhbXboaVFgAcgJdk0y0uMwSO6y0y5oyrUutHl0ahTnVMCFQUP90IlbTe2guK3KNe1pvGzg30Sj2cvjvzIhcVgLXNLP97z2zaUpbm0Evaf2-5TKYjo9YsyLOL4jZ~ResMd3m2MUnRva07JaDcZnuxMKDpI3LYDDfmYw~8xMTxFlLGU5pGvrazdr1ptmnbIEcj3Rsyrh-L3zF1FEBqUxGrkeIbot9YBY-jKyuPoaZjw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Ricky Lee Chavez, a legislative consultant retained by the Bernalillo County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, briefed the Local Government Coordinating Council on bills from the 2025 New Mexico legislative session that affect criminal justice and behavioral health.

Chavez identified House Bill 8 as an omnibus criminal-justice and public-safety package that combined six measures: changes to criminal competency and assisted outpatient treatment provisions, increased penalties for specified fentanyl trafficking amounts, a new fourth-degree felony for making a shooting threat, a new offense for possession of firearm conversion devices (commonly called “Glock switches”), higher penalties for certain vehicle thefts, and adjustments to DWI blood‑draw procedures. Chavez said HB 8 was enacted during the 60‑day session and signed by the governor.

On behavioral health, Chavez said Senate Bills 1 and 3 passed to create a framework under the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) for establishing behavioral-health regions. The AOC will perform regional resource mapping and approve regional plans for services; Senate Bill 3 also created a behavioral-health trust fund to receive legislative appropriations. Senate Bill 2 (the funding mechanism) was wrapped into the budget bill, House Bill 2, Chavez said.

Chavez told the council that the regional framework lists entities eligible to receive funding, but that exact allocations and roles for municipalities and other local bodies will be determined later when regions are established and plans approved. He described ongoing conflict between the governor’s office and the legislative majority on criminal-justice policy and said some observers expect calls for a special session if institutions cannot reach further agreement.

Commissioners and councilors asked whether municipalities are included in the statutory lists of eligible entities; Chavez said a list exists but specific shares will be set by regional plans. He agreed to return with updates as the AOC establishes regions and approves plans.","A consultant to the Bernalillo County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council summarized key 2025 legislative outcomes including House Bill 8 (omnibus criminal justice package) and Senate Bills that set up behavioral-health regions and a trust fund; local impact depends on regional plans and future appropriations.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6269082,"City and County plan joint public dashboard, warn data gaps will limit early reporting",1055,348000,1403000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3048194-9054fa6c4afadbf3656de935a95b8500&start=348&end=1403","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3048194-9054fa6c4afadbf3656de935a95b8500/thumbnail_348000.jpg","/articles/6269082/Bernalillo-County/New-Mexico/City-and-County-plan-joint-public-dashboard-warn-data-gaps-will-limit-early-reporting","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6269082-ba9a98b949aa5c91e435d357ebe7bfd0/orig.mp4?Expires=1776305118&Signature=HEqd2D6L-c7dk-f1OHkuW32ogABdaVZullkERlZujMLYQDucYwV1e2U0ZSjaTzwaR4oMLbVYkLXvS-Px-tWxxVzyPYTcy1CEPUFGabnIhOty8eQcLSLHDh7-np~BhpDAECWKPn8416Y4OmzIRBZPvwSMpn7Y54MVwUCVtBXLyc2YCEEISKtQYnp2SqBeLHScR4iSvBONRc2J5KWmeYlroqorQSHXcEXOqwx8shFx2dXHbUp9SSrNmnR1chtHggYqXuNKeLg~-FbX~i84tHmA5pR7olklss3tzsYRlXFd2-NuplQYW1ZeqlVamyUYE8KQ01U-d2xNNjMFAOmOuxKRoQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Bernalillo County and the City of Albuquerque told the Local Government Coordinating Council on Thursday that they will jointly design and host a public dashboard showing opioid-settlement allocations, payments and spending — and that meaningful performance metrics will follow only after additional data work.

Deputy County Manager for Behavioral Health Wayne Lindstrom and Ellen Braden, deputy director for Health, Housing and Homelessness for the City of Albuquerque, outlined a phased plan that starts with simple financial reporting and moves toward a program-level accountability matrix. Lindstrom said the dashboard will appear on both entities’ public portals and that the city, county and Albuquerque Public Schools must designate staff to participate in planning.

The presentations emphasized why high-quality measurement is hard. Lindstrom cited the absence of a statewide management information system and said a core payer, Medicaid, currently cannot provide utilization data specific to Bernalillo County. He warned that “garbage in, garbage out” applies: if reliable data are not available, analysis will be limited. Braden added the design team intends to align metrics only to activities funded by the opioid settlement money and to avoid metrics that increase stigma.

Both presenters showed examples from other jurisdictions. Lindstrom pointed to Maricopa County’s public dashboard as a layout example and to a Research Triangle Institute matrix as a model for program-level process and outcome variables. He and Braden proposed starting with financial items the agencies control — amount received, subrecipient, date and dollar amounts — that can be posted more quickly while work continues on outcomes and cross-program measures.

Staff identified practical barriers: providers use multiple funders and reporting systems, many organizations resist duplicate data entry, referral systems (for example, Unite Us) do not yet integrate with state health information exchanges, and some electronic health records do not export the needed fields. Lindstrom described staff work to identify low‑hanging fruit for aggregate web-based reporting while longer-term interoperability work continues.

Vital Strategies, the contractor that produced the county’s strategic plan for opioid-settlement funds, has offered to pay for a technical-assistance position that would be hired to work for the city and county through September 2026, Lindstrom said. He called that an extra resource to accelerate dashboard design and reporting.

Council members asked for a near-term public view showing funds received and paid out, and for contract language that aligns measurement requirements across city, county and other funders so providers are not asked for inconsistent data. Lindstrom and Braden agreed and said they will seek alignment with contracting units in both jurisdictions. Council members also asked that dashboard updates be placed regularly on the LGCC agenda so the council can track progress.

The presenters did not provide a firm go‑live date for a comprehensive dashboard. They said initial financial reporting items could be posted sooner, but that meaningful outcome reporting will require time and coordination with state systems and providers.","Bernalillo County and the City of Albuquerque presented a plan to build a jointly maintained public dashboard for opioid-settlement funds, but staff warned that gaps in statewide and provider data will limit early metrics and urged patience while reporting systems are built.","actionData","errors"]

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