The Senate Memorial 5 task force was created by a memorial passed during the 2024 legislative session aimed at restructuring CYFD. The task force was made up of 13 members, including CYFD Cabinet ...

Fewer and fewer children in New Mexico entering state custody have received mandatory wellness checks on time, according to a ...

Presbyterian, which got an exclusive state contract to be the sole provider of Medicaid benefits for children and teens in CYFD custody starting earlier this year, is now issuing quarterly reports to ...

Four years into a legal agreement aimed at improving care of abused and neglected children, the state Children, Youth and Families Department has yet to achieve key promised reforms, according to two ...

CYFD says the report, which found the agency made less progress in 2023 than 2022, did not do the department justice.

Carmen was on her way to her "forever" home in late 2021. Or so the 15-year-old hoped after she completed treatment foster care. Instead, her life in New Mexico's child welfare system became more ...

Last year, a Target 7 investigation found kids had been sleeping inside CYFD buildings. Now, CYFD said they are making changes — like new facility in Albuquerque now allowing them to house 12 boys.

The incident raised questions about CYFD and APD’s response. CYFD said they were unaware of an outstanding felony warrant for child abuse charges she had at the time of her infant daughter’s ...

"It is my professional opinion that the lack of care provided by CYFD as his guardian cost him years of his life," she said. The child's story is one Raess held up as an example of a need to ...

Both New Mexico's House Republicans and Democrats chose their leadership roles ahead of the legislative session. Both sides ...

"And so for that reason, during the 2024 legislative session, the Legislature kept CYFD's operating budget relatively flat." Overall, the agency is asking for 14.5% more in dollars from the state ...

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