The task force was made up of 13 members, including CYFD Cabinet Secretary Teresa Casados, Rep. Eleanor Chávez, D-Albuquerque, a representative from the Kevin S. settlement agreement and others. The ...

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 ...

However, the arbitrator, Albuquerque attorney Charles Peifer ... in his office was planning a wrongful death lawsuit against CYFD. Plaintiffs argued a recusal wasn't warranted and would delay ...

Members of New Mexico's all-Democratic congressional delegation say they are bracing for a rough ride during the second ...

Committee chair Sen. Jerry Ortiz y Pino, D-Albuquerque, seemed to agree with that assessment, saying his experience has been that CYFD immediately gets defensive when outside entities make ...

Police say she allegedly shoplifted at a Circle K in northeast Albuquerque and drove away with the baby on her lap. Judge Stan Whitaker said he wasn’t going to blame CYFD for what happened ...

CYFD spokesperson Jessica Preston wrote in ... According to the complaint, Albuquerque police officers documented "alarming conditions" at the Bernalillo Academy, including suicide attempts ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Cops ... Torrez said the state’s current Children’s Code lets CYFD’s Juvenile Justice Unit resolves up to three misdemeanor cases, including threats of a school ...

I hope to continue to get funding for water and road projects for our area, but I also hope to help pass legislation this next term that will finally help start to fix the CYFD department ... not ...

The task force was created by a memorial passed during the 2024 legislative session aimed at restructuring CYFD.

Matthew Sanchez yelled, “I got a gun right here,” as he approached police from a mobile home in Southeast Albuquerque. The three officers didn’t know Sanchez’s gun was out of bullets.