Youth Services Projects
Santa Fe County Youth Services provides funding to the various projects/agencies below for age appropriate evidence-based behavioral health programs to increase the quality of life for youth and families in our community.
SKY CENTER
Provides therapeutic support to Santa Fe County Youth K-12 grade with history of trauma, family conflict, depression, substance use, disruptive mood swings, school disciplinary problems and other behavioral factors associated with suicide risk.
Visit Sky Center for more information. https://skycenter.nmsip.org/find-help/
GERARD’S HOUSE
Santa Fe County provides funding to support Nuestra Jornada Program which is a peer support program addressing grief and loss for children and teenagers whose families have come to Santa Fe from Mexico or Central America. Program supports grief due to death, deportation, incarceration, parental abandonment, kidnapping and separation by boarders.
Visit Gerard’s House for more information. https://gerardshouse.org/
NDI
Santa Fe County provides funding to support youth programming during afterschool and out-of-school times. NDI also provides an Early Childhood Outreach Program to children ages 3-5 through this funding. Youth learn choreography and performing arts skills while developing strong connections with adult instructors and building resiliency.
Visit NDI for more information. https://ndi-nm.org/
WISE FOOL
Santa Fe County supports Wise Fool Circus Art Education. Wise Fool Circus Art Education teaches youth physical skills to strengthen their emotional resilience. Funding will focus on Circus Arts in the Schools, After School programming, and various camps.
Visit Wise Fool for more information. https://wisefoolnewmexico.org/
SANTA FE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Funds support a portion of the WAVE Program, Gender Support & Safe Zones Program, Mental Health Curriculum, and Experiential Cohort. Experiential Learning includes ongoing training and support to integrate experiential learning methodology.
Visit Santa Fe Public School Student Wellness for more information. https://www.sfps.info/page/student-wellness/
CHRISTUS ST.VINCENT’S COLLABORATION
Santa Fe County funds a clinical position that serves as the single point of entry into the appropriate level of care for youth seeking care for behavioral health issues within the CHRISTUS St. Vincent Emergency Department or outpatient clinics.
For more information, contact Chanelle Delgado, Youth Services Administrative Program Manager.
FAMILY SERVICES
Santa Fe County funds TBD to provide family support services for caregivers and family members of children or adolescents struggling with behavioral health concerns.
MORE INFORMATION COMING SOON!