Mental Health Help in Tribal Communities & Rio Grande Monitoring Cuts | 5.30.21

Antonia Gonzales gathers a group of experts to talk about bringing tribal communities out of the pandemic with the right kind of behavioral health support. It’s a problem for all communities in the state, but one that the Indian Affairs Department has been working on since the onset of COVID-19.  Environment reporter Laura Paskus speaks with the director of the Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Program, which has seen its funding slashed as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which funds the program, fights its own budget battle. The innovative project serves the dual purpose of providing an outdoor classroom for students while also collecting valuable data on the health of the Rio Grande and its ecosystem. To see our early report on the Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Program, just click here.  Segments: Mental Health Awareness in Tribal Communities Correspondent: Antonia Gonzales  Guests:   Eldred Lesansee, NM Indian Affairs Department  Alysia Coriz, Indigenous Youth Council member    Teresa Gomez, Honoring Native Life Bosque Science and Data Program Faces Cuts Correspondent: Laura Paskus  Guests: Greg Dyson, Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Program