N.M. Stat. § 32A-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.