Jaydun Garcia, a teen living in a state-contracted group home for boys in Albuquerque, took his own life April 12. A 4-month-old child died while taking a nap with his parents June 5. Authorities ...

CYFD acknowledged failures in recent instances of child deaths, though it pointed to initiatives aimed at improving ...

This story has been updated to reflect that Gabriela Cardenas will have to follow CYFD orders regarding contact with her ...

At a Legislative Finance Committee Meeting Wednesday state lawmakers demanded answers from CYFD Secretary Teresa Casados.

When she got there, she said her baby was brain dead and breathing on a ventilator. She said, according to the caseworker, ...

Friday’s Top Stories Friday’s Five Facts [1] Lawmakers grill CYFD secretary over children’s deaths – During Wednesday night’s ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department (CYFD) set up, what they call, a temporary fix for keeping foster teens from sleeping in office buildings ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Four-year-old James Dunklee told CYFD caseworkers he was being physically and sexually abused by his mother’s different boyfriends. Yet, he had to return … ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A former CYFD employee was sentenced to two years of supervised probation on Tuesday. Pedro Martinez pleaded guilty to contributing to the delinquency of a minor and ...

Both Victor Gonzales and Gabriella Muniz were supposed to appear in court for these charges. Muniz was too sick to appear. At the end of Gonzales's hearing, he stated to the media, "I want to advocate ...

This photo, taken in early 2022, shows a room where kids were sleeping at the main CYFD office complex in Albuquerque. It was taken by a CYFD employee assigned to supervise one of the youth housed ...

-- CYFD INFORMATION SO THEY KNOW WHAT THEY’RE WALKING INTO. REPORTER: AFTER THE DEATH OF 9-YEAR-OLD OMAREE VARELA, BOTH AGENCIES SAID THEY WERE TAKING MULTIPLE STEPS TO TRY AND PROTECT CHILDREN ...