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Services & Programs

Connected Care.
Complete Support.

The Life Link is committed to improving individual and community health through breaking cycles of chronic homelessness, mental illness, trauma, exploitation, and addiction.

Mental Health & Recovery
Healing starts here.
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services
Housing, Work & Outreach
Stability, step by step.
3
services
Community & Survivor Care
Connection and safety.
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Mental Health & Recovery

Healing starts here.

Therapy, psychiatry, and recovery support — in English and Spanish.

Comprehensive Community Support Services

Assistance with coordinating housing, finances, healthcare, and community resources that support recovery and independent living. Services can include working with a Certified Peer Support Specialist who has been successful in their recovery and will support the person’s recovery plan.

Individual Therapy

Short-term, goal oriented personalized treatment for individuals navigating mental health, substance abuse, and/or trauma concerns. Therapists utilize evidence based approaches and work collaboratively with clients to improve symptom management, communication and living skills, healthy relationships and boundaries, and much more. We offer this service in Spanish.

Group Therapy

Our groups are designed to improve emotional wellness and connection. Engagement in a group may last 3 to 6 months. Examples of groups offered: Substance Abuse Recovery skills, Anger Management, Healing Trauma, Managing Depression, Coping Tools, Anxiety Management, and more. We offer groups in Spanish.

Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) for recovery from Substance Use

This group is for individuals with alcohol and/or substance use issues and mental health disorders. The group offers individualized recovery tools including: coping skills, relapse prevention planning, options for reducing impact of substances, establishing a recovery support network, symptom management, refusal skill building and more. Meets 9 hours each week up to 6 months plus one hour weekly individual therapy.

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Housing, Work & Outreach

Stability, step by step.

Help finding a home, keeping it, and finding work.

Housing Assistance

Services to help individuals and families who are unhoused find safe and affordable rental housing, and stay successfully housed. Income, specific disability or other guidelines apply.

Supported Employment (IPS)

One-on-one assistance in choosing, finding, and keeping a regular job in the community. Job searching based on the person’s goals and interests, with personalized support every step of the way to ensure long-term success. No pre-employment tests required.

Outreach Services

Supports individuals experiencing homelessness and those transitioning from incarceration. Through R.I.S.E., street outreach, and micro-communities individuals receive housing support, case management, life skills development, and connections to essential resources. These services empower individuals to build stability, independence, and pathways to permanent housing.

Behind on rent or utilities?
Need help with a deposit?

Short-term assistance may be available. Call The Life Link Housing Department at (505) 395-2531 to get screened.

Help depends on available funding and eligibility.

Call (505) 395-2531
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Community & Survivor Care

Connection and safety.

A place to belong, and a full circle of support for survivors.

Clubhouse

The program is aimed at building connections between members. It offers groups on wellness and life skills in a recovery and safe environment. Members are encouraged to engage in its daily operations and programming. Meals served daily.

Human Trafficking Outreach and Aftercare

Comprehensive, rights-based, trauma-informed care to survivors of sex and labor trafficking across New Mexico. Services span crisis intervention, housing stability, legal advocacy, and trauma therapy. A dedicated trafficking hotline and close coordination with law enforcement, legal, and healthcare partners ensure survivors are met quickly and connected to a full circle of support.

“

The Life Link has helped me learn to love myself and live my life without fear.

— The Life Link client
Locations

Where to find us.

Saint Michael’s Building

2000 St. Michael’s Drive
  • Onboarding and enrollment in services (Treat First)
  • Administrative offices
  • Comprehensive Community Support Services
  • Psychiatry and Suboxone Services
  • Housing Department
  • Human Trafficking Aftercare Program
  • Sojourners Advocacy Cafe

Las Alas Building

1331 Declovina Street
  • Onboarding and enrollment in services (Treat First)
  • Service registration for persons referred by courts or federal probation
  • Intake and Assessment
  • Individual and group counseling
  • Intensive Outpatient Services for Substance Abuse (IOP)
  • Assistance with social security applications (SOAR)
  • Urinalysis and breathalyzer screening services for federal probation clients

The Clubhouse

1318 Luana Street, Suite B
  • A community space for The Life Link clients to build relationships, expand skills and grow

Supportive Employment & Outreach

1318 Luana Street, Suite A
  • Supportive Employment Services
  • Outreach Services
Contact Numbers

Reach the right team.

The Life Link is a Licensed Community Mental Health Center and Core Service Agency. Buildings meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements.

Spanish services available. Se Habla Español.

Main / Intake Questions
(505) 438-0010
Therapy Services
(505) 395-2551
Housing Services
(505) 395-2531
Medical Staff & Clinic Office
(505) 395-2533
The Clubhouse
(505) 395-2503
Outreach Services
(505) 279-0880
Sojourners Advocacy Cafe
(505) 983-4182
Human Trafficking Hotline
(505) GET-FREE / (505) 438-3733
Get Help Now

Reaching out is the first step.

You don't need to have it all figured out. Call us, or walk in — we'll take it from there.

(505) 438-0010

For general intake questions, call our main number.

Open
Monday–Friday · 8:00am–5:00pm
Evenings
Individual & group therapy
available after 5pm

In crisis? Call 988 (mental health) or 911 (medical).

New Clients · Treat First

Walk-in hours

You can stop by:

Mondays8am – 11am
Tuesdays8am – 11am & 1pm – 4pm
WednesdaysClosed
Thursdays8am – 11am
FridaysClosed

No appointment needed, just come as you are.

First come, first served.

Treat First onboarding is available at the Saint Michael's Building (2000 St. Michael's Drive) and the Las Alas Building (1331 Declovina Street).