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Programs to Help New Mexicans in Crisis

By Marco Grajeda

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Las Cruces, NM – Mentally ill New Mexicans may soon get more legal control over the help they get during psychiatric crisis episodes. State Legislators recently passed a bill that lets mental health care consumers choose what services they get and who can make decisions for them in case of a crisis. KRWG's Marco Grajeda has more.