Purposes
NMSA 1978, § 32A-6A-2
in effect32A-6A-2. Purposes
The purposes of the Children's Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Act are to:
A. provide children with access to appropriate assessments, services and treatment;
B. provide children access to a continuum of services to address their habilitation and treatment needs;
C. provide children with access to services for identification, prevention and intervention for developmental and mental health needs;
D. promote delivery of services in a culturally appropriate, responsive and respectful manner;
E. protect the substantive and procedural rights of children regardless of service setting; and
F. encourage support for family as critical members of the treatment or habilitation team whenever clinically appropriate.
Laws 2007, ch. 162, § 2.
Source: New Mexico Compilation Commission (nmonesource.com)URL: https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18532/index.do#!b/32A-6A-2Fetched: 10/20/2026