While vaccines are the most effective method to prevent the spread of COVID-19, masks, social distancing, and self-isolation measures continue to be necessary to protect New Mexicans.
Download and view the pdf below for more information and guidance.
For more guidance, check out the CDC website.
Check out the CDC website for more guidance.
CDC is working with state and local public health officials to monitor the spread of Omicron. As of December 20, 2021, Omicron has been detected in most states and territories and is rapidly increasing the proportion of COVID-19 cases it is causing.
CDC has been collaborating with global public health and industry partners to learn about Omicron, as we continue to monitor its course. We don’t yet know how easily it spreads, the severity of illness it causes, or how well available vaccines and medications work against it.
For more guidance on the Omicron variant and how to defend against it, check the CDC website.
Correct and consistent mask use is a critical step everyone can take to prevent getting and spreading COVID-19. Masks work best when everyone wears them, but not all masks provide the same protection. When choosing a mask, look at how well it fits, how well it filters the air, and how many layers it has.
Check the CDC website for more guidance on mask wearing.
Visit the CDC website.
A Network for Grateful Living is a global organization offering online and community-based educational programs and practices which inspire and guide a commitment to grateful living, and catalyze the transformative power of personal and societal responsibility.
We hold grateful living as an engaged mindfulness practice, grounded in both wisdom and science, which supports our ability to see the wonder and opportunity in every moment, and motivates us to act boldly with love, generosity, and respect towards one another, ourselves, and the Earth.
Check out positive practices here: https://gratefulness.org/practice/practice-space/
Updated December 23, 2021
American Psychological Association COVID-19 www.apa.org/topics/covid-19
Crisis Text Line – Text ‘Home’ to 741-741. Crisis Text Line is free, 24/7 support for those in any type of crisis.
Text TalkWithUs to 66746 (TTY 1-800-846-8517) if you or someone you care about is feeling overwhelmed with emotions like sadness, depression, or anxiety, or feel like you want to harm yourself or others.
Visit the Disaster Distress Helpline, which provides 24/7, 365-day-a-year crisis counseling and support to people experiencing emotional distress related to natural or human-caused disasters. Call 1-800-985-5990
Visit the National Domestic Violence Hotline to get help, identify abuse, plan for safety, or support others. Call 1-800-799-7233, chat live, or text START to 88788.
To Find A Therapist – Psychology Today’s Find a Therapist tool is a wonderful resource for discovering therapists in your area and according to your needs. You can also find quality inexpensive licensed professional therapists using a popular resource called BetterHelp.
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals in the United States. Call 1-800-273-8255.
Call 911 if you are in an EMERGENCY SITUATION. If you feel like you’re going to hurt yourself, it is an emergency!
In New Mexico, if you or a loved one is experiencing any kind of emotional crisis, mental health or substance use concern, you can find help 24 hours a day, seven days a week, by calling the New Mexico Crisis and Access Line at 1-855-NMCRISIS (662-7474) 24 hours a day / 7 days a week. You are not alone and it is normal to feel anxious and worried! You can confidentially reach out to talk to someone anytime and anyplace.
If You Just Want Someone to Hear You Out…
Call the Peer-to-Peer Warmline at (855) 466-7100. If you want to talk to someone who has been there and understands the emotional, mental, and behavioral health concerns you may be experiencing then call us to talk to a professional peer support specialist between 7:00 a.m. – 11:30pm MT, or by text from 6:00pm-11:00pm MT, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. You can reach the New Mexico Peer-to-Peer Warmline at 1-855-4NM-7100 (466-7100).
There’s still time to sign up for the Emergency Broadband Benefit!
Congress recently created the Affordable Connectivity Program, a new long-term, $14 billion program, which will replace the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program. This investment in broadband affordability will help ensure we can afford the connections we need for work, school, health care and more for a long time.
Households enrolled in the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program as of 12/31/21 will continue to receive their current monthly benefit until 3/1/22.
What’s Changing?
More information about actions current Emergency Broadband Benefit recipients will need to take to continue receiving the Affordable Connectivity Program benefit after the transition period will be available in the coming weeks. The FCC is seeking comment on the changes enacted in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and will be adopting rules for the Affordable Connectivity Program. Please stay tuned for additional updates.
Source: https://www.fcc.gov/broadbandbenefit
Updated December 21, 2021
Are you looking for a confidential online support group because you haven’t been feeling like yourself? If you experience mild to persistent bouts of depression, have tried to hide it from others, or if you have anxiety and feel like you need to isolate yourself from others, the group support setting may be the right solution to feeling better. LiveWell groups don’t require you to speak and the sessions are safe, friendly and supportive.
Many of us feel lonely, worried, sad, hopeless, and many other emotions related to depression during COVID-19, but there are coping strategies we can learn about from online therapy groups such as LiveWell that accessible safely from home. We can feel better and enjoy our lives, so please consider joining a group like this and utilize the resources below.
LiveWell Support Groups do not provide emergency mental health support. If you have been thinking about harming yourself, please call the National Suicide Hotline at 1-800-273-8255, or call 911
No insurance, diagnosis, or registration is required. Participants may attend multiple sessions each week, are introduced on a first-name basis, and everyone in groups commit to confidentiality. All groups are led by trained volunteer peer facilitators from diverse backgrounds with lived experience of depression and recovery.
MONDAYS
10am MST: Seniors Group (Ages 60+)
Zoom meeting ID: 84220817943
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84220817943
6:00PM MST: Strategy Group
Zoom meeting ID: 83742396648
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83742396648
TUESDAYS
10am MST: Wisdom Group
Zoom meeting ID: 82492232030
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82492232030
Special Topic Meetings
WEDNESDAYS
5pm MST: Teens Group
Click Here to join group.
6pm MST: Strategy Group
Zoom meeting ID: 84910834795
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84910834795
THURSDAYS
5pm MST: Physicians Group
Click Here to join group.
5pm MST: Co-Occurring (Recovery) Group
Zoom meeting ID: 84341062189
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84341062189
For people with lived experience of depression & substance use or other addictive behaviors only.
SUNDAYS
9am MST: Strategy Group
Zoom meeting ID: 84197265600
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84197265600
Source: https://www.livewell-foundation.org/supportgroups
