Document Type
Handout
Publication Date
Summer 7-31-2025
Abstract
The Core State Injury Prevention Program (CORE SIPP) in New Mexico sought to understand how communities can prevent injury and violence before crisis occurs. In 2025, the University of New Mexico Prevention Research Center, in partnership with the New Mexico Department of Health, listened to service providers, advocates, and community leaders working with youth and families across the state. Participants described overlapping challenges, including poverty, unsafe housing, limited mental health care, transportation gaps, and a lack of safe spaces for young people, and emphasized that real prevention must start early and address families’ basic needs. From these sessions, community members identified upstream solutions such as early childhood supports, parenting programs, youth mentorship and leadership opportunities, stronger foster care systems, and expanded behavioral health and reentry supports. These priorities guided the creation of three community-designed tools: Breaking the Cycle, Investing in Upstream Strategies, and A Different Path for Mateo—to help leaders invest in prevention, not reaction.
Recommended Citation
Velarde, Camille; Mahtab Soleimani; Yvonnie Baik; and Theresa Cruz. "Shifting from Crisis to Prevention: Community-Generated Materials from the CORE SIPP Listening Sessions (Version 1)." (2025). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/prc-reports-documents/78
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