Alex McCausland

Feb 22 2018

Impact of proposed SNAP cuts would be huge in New Mexico

Alex McCausland2024-04-04T16:04:01-06:00Health News Coverage, News Coverage, Tax and Budget News Coverage|

NM Political Report--Amber Wallin, the Deputy Director of New Mexico Voices for Children, pointed to the recent tax cut that became law as a driving force for the desire to cut federal spending from social welfare programs. “We just had a $1.4 trillion tax cut that mainly goes to wealthy individuals, the most well-connected, the biggest corporations,” she said. “But at the same time we’re cutting crucial benefits for the kids and families who need them the most. It’s just unacceptable.”

Feb 16 2018

Sine die: Bi-partisanship was buzzword but not everything was kum ba ya

Alex McCausland2024-04-04T16:04:54-06:00Education News Coverage, News Coverage|

New Mexico In Depth--She said since NM Voices started pushing for the constitutional amendment, state funding for early childhood initiatives has expanded by 60 percent, “so there has been some significant improvement. It’s just taking a very long time. And you know, babies can’t wait to grow up.”

Feb 14 2018

NM’s Children Suffer Traumatic Experiences at Higher Rates

Alex McCausland2024-04-04T16:08:09-06:00Health News Coverage, News Coverage|

Public News Service--"When you look at the list of the different traumas and which states are doing well and which states are not, you see a strong correlation with childhood poverty," Wallin says. "Childhood poverty is one of the adverse childhood experiences. But we also know it is related to a lot of other issues that many children and families face."

Feb 14 2018

Study: Nearly 20% of NM kids have multiple Adverse Childhood Experiences

Alex McCausland2024-04-04T16:09:12-06:00Health News Coverage, News Coverage|

New Mexico In Depth--“Children are resilient, and with strong support systems and attentive families, they can often overcome the challenges of having one adverse childhood experience,” said Amber Wallin, deputy director of New Mexico Voices for Children, a child advocacy organization. “But it’s the cumulative effects of several ACEs that are most concerning, and that’s where New Mexico fares poorly.”

Feb 13 2018

NM’s Lottery Scholarship is not targeted to the students who need it most

Alex McCausland2021-08-27T15:40:08-06:00Education Publications, Local Data, Publications|

Fact Sheet The Lottery Scholarship - the state’s largest financial aid program - is not need-based even though New Mexico has one of the highest poverty rates in the nation. What's more, it's not distributed in a way that helps many low-income students. (State-level data on college affordability)

Feb 13 2018

Report: NM Has High Rate of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)

Alex McCausland2022-04-05T16:29:20-06:00Press Releases|

“As with many social ills, the best solution is prevention,” said James Jimenez, Executive Director of NM Voices. “Prevention is generally more effective and less expensive than remediation, and prevents all number of public health and safety problems down the line. One of the state-supported services that can prevent ACEs is voluntary home visiting.”

Feb 12 2018

The Medicaid expansion has helped put New Mexico back to work

Alex McCausland2021-08-30T12:07:10-06:00Health Publications, Publications|

Fact Sheet New Mexico has had one of the slowest job growth rates in the nation. But one industry is leading the way with new hires--and we have the Affordable Care Act, and specifically the Medicaid expansion, to thank for much of that. This fact sheet illustrates how health care jobs are good for the whole state.

Feb 09 2018

Proposal Lets New Mexico Voters Decide on Preschool Funding

Alex McCausland2024-04-04T16:09:52-06:00Education News Coverage, News Coverage|

Associated Press--"To the opponents who say we need to protect the fund, I say what about protecting our kids," said Bill Jordan of New Mexico Voices for Children.

Feb 08 2018

The Medicaid expansion has been a great deal for New Mexico

Alex McCausland2024-03-19T15:07:59-06:00Health Publications, Publications|

Fact Sheet Thanks to the Medicaid expansion, thousands more adults now have health care, but even though the number of people covered has increased significantly, the cost to cover them has not.

Feb 08 2018

The Medicaid expansion has helped New Mexico’s bottom line

Alex McCausland2024-04-02T13:41:11-06:00Health Publications, Publications|

Fact Sheet The Medicaid expansion hasn't just provided health care to thousands of New Mexico adults -- it's also been good for the state's bottom line. This fact sheet follows the money to show how this program has helped New Mexico's cash flow.

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