Luna Strong Mission
The mission of Luna Strong is to increase student success, engagement, retention, and completion by promoting the 8 Dimensions of Wellness (emotional, physical, occupational, social, spiritual, intellectual, environmental, and financial).
What We Do
Luna Strong identifies areas of need
and connects students, staff, and faculty to services and support to address those needs.
Important Contact Information
EMERGENCY: 911
Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: 988
LCC Campus security: 505-429-1159
LCC Main office: 505-454-2500
Student Success Specialist: Renee Maestas, LSW, 505-454-5355
LCC Referral Form: Click here to refer a student to Renee Maestas LSW - Student Services
Contact individual team members
Luna Strong Coordinator: Crystal K. Western Ford, CHW cwesternford@luna.edu, 505-454-2527 ext. 1806
NMHU After hours crisis line: 505-795-3605
El Centro Family Health Highlands Student Health Center: 505-454-3218
Luna students can utilize the following services free of charge at NMHU:
Access to HU CARES health education and wellness programming
Access to NMHU’s student health clinic for non-emergency medical care and behavioral health care
Equipment checkout from the NMHU Outdoor Recreation Center
Access to NMHU events and programming (including but not limited to Arts@HU concerts)
Access to NMHU recreational facilities including the Archuleta Fitness Center and Swimming Pool
These are made available through a partnership between Luna Community College and NM Highlands University.
8 Dimensions of Wellness
· Emotional
· Spiritual
· Physical
· Social
· Financial
· Occupational
· Intellectual
· Environmental
History
Luna Strong was established in September 2022 through funds from the New Mexico Higher Education Department (NM HED). The NM HED mental and behavioral health initiative funded the Building Rough Rider Resilience grant in June 2022. The Feeding Rough Rider Success grant is part of New Mexico’s Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s College Food Security initiative.