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Karen (Los Alamos Early Childhood Collaboration representative) noted a recent name change for the local early‑childhood network: “Baby Nut did change its name to the Los Alamos Early Childhood Collaboration in March,” she said. The group described maintaining a provider directory and launching a new parent resource guide for prenatal through age‑5 services.

The working group described its task as defining the requirements for a community health action center and mapping the “net” of services that would help people who fall through gaps in local supports. Jessica (social services staff) and her team organized tours of local providers and partners, the working group said, including social services offices, La Clinica del Norte and the Department of Health. The group also plans site visits to Espanola’s Casita de Canada, McCurdy Ministries, Samuel Defonso’s new community center and the Esperanza Health Center outside Moriarty.

Jordan (Jessica’s office) is assembling a short survey to collect feedback from former social services clients about what worked and what did not in existing services. Jessica’s team has also prepared several case studies the working group will run through its model to check for gaps.

Members said the working group suspended weekly meetings for the summer but intends to reconvene once to compile its recommendations; social services will lead next steps after the council presentation. The working group currently includes four health council members — Jill, Heather, Tyler and one other — and other community stakeholders, the group said.

The Los Alamos Early Childhood Collaboration also described maintaining its provider directory, available via FSN and Family Support Network (FSN) web links and on a Google Doc, and distributing a postcard with a QR code to the resource guide. The guide’s scope was described as prenatal through age 5.

Members framed the center concept as facility‑agnostic for now: the working group is cataloguing the kinds of rooms, services and partner organizations (nonprofits, food distribution, Veterans Affairs, clinical partners) that would be required if the county acquired or repurposed a facility for consolidated services.

Ending: The working group aims to finish its recommendations in time for the Aug. 2 Health Council meeting; social services staff will coordinate the public survey and follow‑up implementation steps after the presentation.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Los Alamos County - Los Alamos County Health Council on 2025-06-05 12:00 PM - Jun 05, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Los Alamos County Health Council's working group on a community health action center plans one more meeting to finalize recommendations and will present them to the Health Council at its Aug. 2 meeting, members said.","taxTitle","Los Alamos County, New Mexico","taxId",83667,"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},6530119,"County attorney’s office briefs health council on Open Meetings Act and IPRA requirements",2279,2684000,4963000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3721087-3e3474c7c99097b1ee9cb92ea8364d2f&start=2684&end=4963","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3721087-3e3474c7c99097b1ee9cb92ea8364d2f/thumbnail_2684000.jpg","/articles/6530119/Los-Alamos-County/New-Mexico/County-attorneys-office-briefs-health-council-on-Open-Meetings-Act-and-IPRA-requirements","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6530119-61194e6c60b83dec62387572ba76b309/orig.mp4?Expires=1775403277&Signature=B6JpsJhl6AZzvzrr2BZbhPMpirA0ZbNPJxdSGrEPe-J6agJmOidV6DXnR5lqLfk-rs6lN57DNelxrtORWu3tZ~Z5pH34-zxjX~vPf1tprwJyfbOfXmZda-Uwozotq-dsBASKQF-ZQPnyzY2Oglmi8JViYXqfq2i3lR3SOPlqLTsk9V10ADp2ZouIEsN~GQwgry8Dfx3vfxkRqIY4eGNerT9glEISgKPQzcp71Hu9DjvZpmYujh6ZxOe-dOOWzJZDausK-3WKEFdE8wdul1POByokEmD3rIP-Dm2dbeTE00nfMdd4AVixGnbAol~wbZs4SB2j6ITMaB1fqbnzSoL-FA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Katie Twates, Deputy Family Attorney, gave a legal briefing to the Health Council on open‑meetings and public‑records obligations under state law and county resolution 19‑28.

Twates summarized four required elements for a public meeting: a quorum, public notice, an agenda with specific items and timely meeting minutes. She said councils and advisory bodies must avoid “rolling” or “walking” forums — serial communications among a quorum outside a posted meeting — because those can violate the Open Meetings Act.

“Almost every state, I believe every state has some version of sunshine laws,” Twates said, describing the state Open Meetings Act and the Inspection of Public Records Act as the statutes that require transparency. She reviewed county practices for posting agendas (no less than 72 hours for special meetings, 10 days for regular annual calendars), the definition of a quorum under the council’s resolution, and requirements for minutes: date/time/place, members present/absent, substance of proposals, and votes.

Twates also said public records include emails, texts and notes related to council business and recommended that members use a separate email account for Health Council business to simplify public‑records responses. She warned that violations of the Open Meetings Act can be a misdemeanor and that actions taken in violation of required public‑meeting procedures could be invalidated.

Ending: Twates provided the council with handouts and said she would circulate the presentation; members asked procedural questions about agendas, posting and working groups.","Deputy Family Attorney Katie Twates briefed the Los Alamos County Health Council on the state Open Meetings Act and the Inspection of Public Records Act, covering quorum rules, notice and agenda requirements, public‑meeting records and potential legal consequences for violations.",{"_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},6530123,"Social services outlines crisis‑response models after national conference; council members discuss regional behavioral‑health triage",1438,879000,2317000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3721087-3e3474c7c99097b1ee9cb92ea8364d2f&start=879&end=2317","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3721087-3e3474c7c99097b1ee9cb92ea8364d2f/thumbnail_879000.jpg","/articles/6530123/Los-Alamos-County/New-Mexico/Social-services-outlines-crisisresponse-models-after-national-conference-council-members-discuss-regional-behavioralhealth-triage","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6530123-b71409e21f27933b7a9fffca33ae7f12/orig.mp4?Expires=1775403277&Signature=JVbssEebbgww54Rrf~uXhhVvq4HT9aGGTlnMgzfs3kldUSFjBO~fxKvcoex7nFgTCTokswopK7WbaWao3frtMmaN3lnZCLF0BN~woAy8ywqqC~m9aHHj6aJ1PKXb4DCLgvJFSGH4e5Abm-eROUcKZyXX~ncXWRrpMJghbIRDbieVsi1mlAjRgMvWTzFW7L6TjJ99XjnPsZCngXCB7Pm6fSQIVlLH4SQAHbKS34eaFv8CimJBJEuvFuPXdTq9fmgha76gXzfdu8Z-KWjdwKbAkhyJegDrG4QbdWZi5R4TYd0Db9LtV2WcPUoHB4-zQKUCwbI0nMQ6vsgT07nAmYxMdA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Jessica (Los Alamos County social services staff) told the Health Council she attended a national conference in Philadelphia on crisis‑response networks and explored models suitable for rural and small counties.

“I should also point out the reason that Karen and I get along so well is, like, the idea of a net to support people... nets have holes and people fall through those holes,” Jessica said, describing the county’s interest in tightening its safety net. She framed crisis response as part of a broader health ecosystem that spans prevention through post‑treatment supports.

Jessica described a range of crisis‑response models: co‑response teams with social workers paired with police or fire, mobile integrated health units and regionally located diagnostic and evaluation centers. She noted the national move to make 988 available for mental health crises and said communities vary on whether social workers respond alongside police or arrive after police have cleared a scene.

Jessica raised funding uncertainty: “there's a total asterisk that in a lot of communities this has been funded by Medicaid labor dollars, which in our current federal administration are likely being cut and nobody had an answer for how these will continue to be funded moving forward,” she said.

Council members discussed potential next steps for the county. Jessica said county counterparts in Espanola and Santa Fe are already discussing regional triage facilities and that a multi‑county approach might align with a state plan moving toward five behavioral‑health regions. She described the Diagnostic and Evaluation Center (DEC) model used in Pittsburgh — a 24‑hour psychiatric triage facility — as an example for discussion.

Tyler Jones (Los Alamos Visiting Nurses) and other council members with crisis‑response experience offered that local responders are interested and willing to participate in planning, and Jessica said a pilot would require coordination with dispatch, police and EMTs and decisions on staffing and facility siting.

Ending: Jessica said this work ties to the county’s Comprehensive Health Plan and that social services will continue regional conversations, pursue site visits to established programs such as Las Cruces’s mobile integrated health unit and explore what could be done with existing staff while developing funding options.","Los Alamos County social services staff summarized crisis‑response models from a national conference in Philadelphia and discussed how 988, local dispatch and regional triage centers might fit into a multi‑county system. Staff signaled funding uncertainty for some models and recommended regional collaboration and pilot planning.","actionData","errors"]

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Health council working group readies recommendations for community health action center; local early‑childhood group launches resource guide

County attorney’s office briefs health council on Open Meetings Act and IPRA requirements

Social services outlines crisis‑response models after national conference; council members discuss regional behavioral‑health triage