|

AUCD Community Inclusion

AUCD’s Community Inclusion Team supports the University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) Network in partnership with the Administration for Community Living.

Learn More
|

AUCD Maternal and Child Health Engagement

AUCD’s Maternal and Child Health Engagement supports the Autism CARES Programs, including LEND and DBP Programs.

Learn More
|

AUCD Public Health

AUCD’s Public Health Team works to create health promotion and public health efforts that include people with disabilities.

Learn More
|

AUCD Emerging Leaders Community

AUCD Emerging Leaders are a part of a community that includes trainees, early career professionals, self-advocates, and family members from AUCD member Centers and Programs.

Learn More

Donate

Project

LEND - New Mexico Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities

Center:

NM-Center for Development & Disability, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2026

Contact Information:

Marcia Moriarta
[email protected]
505-272-5679

Project Description:

With respect to national health indicators for children, NM ranks at, or near the bottom, when compared with other states in the U.S. and the District of Columbia. In addition, NM has a higher general disability rate than the national average, and reports severe shortages in all medical and therapy professions, especially in the rural and Southwest areas of the state. The continuing purpose of the LEND project is to expand the exemplary training efforts initiated by the NM LEND program since 1994.

Keyword(s):

pre-service preparation, leadership

Core Function(s):

Training Trainees

Area of Emphasis

Quality Assurance, Education & Early Intervention, Health-Related Activities, Employment-Related Activities

Target Audience:

Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees)

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances, Limited English, Geographic Areas, Reservation, Rural/Remote

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

State