The reorganization is the latest in a string of challenges for Genesis HealthCare and its approximately two dozen facilities in New Mexico.
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CYFD offices by day, shelters by night
With overnight office stays now prohibited, advocates say foster youth spend all day in CYFD offices and leave each night to sleep on couches at youth homeless shelters
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New Mexico sees drops in syphilis, other sexually transmitted infections
The decreases come after years of ramped-up screening, awareness campaigns and ensuring prompt reporting of positive tests.
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Secret CYFD settlements, a rising trend, hit nearly $16M in fiscal year 2026
A lawsuit against New Mexico’s child welfare agency was recently settled for a staggering — but sealed — $10 million, according to a report.
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Following season of low snowpack, experts say Middle Rio Grande is in trouble
Farmers have been told to expect longer wait times between irrigation deliveries and were encouraged to “take water when it is available.”
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Youth homeless shelters shoulder burden for CYFD’s highest-needs kids
Following an executive order ending office stays for foster youth and an Attorney General investigation finding that the state is “warehousing” kids in group settings, the state is continuing to rely on shelters to house children.
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Gubernatorial candidates weigh in on CYFD reforms
Multiple candidates called for CYFD to be restructured, proposing to split the agency or relinquish control of it.
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AG report: CYFD fails to investigate abuse in congregate care facilities
A report issued Wednesday by the New Mexico Department of Justice outlines a litany of failures by the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department to protect children in foster care.
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New Mexico AG sues CYFD over ‘shroud of secrecy,’ refusal to disclose records
The state Department of Justice alleges CYFD wields state law in retaliating against critical foster parents and skirting accountability.
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‘Systematic moral failing’: Justice Department issues scathing report on CYFD
New Mexico’s child welfare agency is more interested in hiding its failures than protecting children, the state Justice Department wrote.