Part 1 of our Mental Health Series: Treating the Mentally Ill

By Marco Grajeda

Las Cruces, NM – In New Mexico over 120,000 adults and children suffer from serious mental illnesses; including schizophrenia and manic depression. Many people including several politicians feel the state government isn't doing enough to help the mentally ill especially in southern New Mexico.KRWG's Marco Grajeda looks at what's being done, and being proposed to improve the state's mental health services in this five-part series.