We use the ECHO Model to make powerful and lasting interventions in people’s lives. We believe redemption is the solution and time served can be an opportunity to gain a healthier and more productive life.
Focusing on solutions, we train people who are incarcerated to become peer educators with the goal of educating the prison community on key health issues, increasing general health literacy, reducing risky behaviors, and increasing job readiness upon release.
We work toward this by developing individual self-efficacy, utilizing an innovative and cost-effective peer-led model, and by strengthening individual community connections inside and out of prison. As a result, we create strong leaders who create change in their own lives and communities.
Email the New Mexico program team to learn more.
The New Mexico Peer Education Project is a collaboration between Project ECHO and the New Mexico Corrections Department.
