CYFD must recruit nearly 200 nonrelative foster homes and place hundreds of higher needs children in specialized care.
Child & Family Welfare
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‘Too soon to tell’ how delays in federal family planning grants might affect New Mexico
The latest round of federal family planning funding — which was slated to go into effect Wednesday — is stuck in bureaucratic limbo.
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CYFD was supposed to create a child welfare tracking dashboard. Where is it?
CYFD is developing the dashboard itself and aims to publish the tool in the coming months, a spokesperson said.
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CYFD is trying to find homes for its hard-to-place youth. One major type of foster home is saying no.
After putting a stop to office stays, the state hopes that treatment foster care can help fill the gap for its teens in need of homes.
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New Mexico says new effort to aid drug-exposed newborns is working
Very few children have returned to their biological homes under the New Mexico’s new strategy, and most are in foster care.
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‘Support for mom is the number one thing’: New Mexico WIC offers breastfeeding help
“Whether you’re breastfeeding or formula feeding, feeding a baby is hard,” said peer counseling program manager Liz Jaramillo-Lopez.
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New Mexico in Focus with guest Ed Williams
Searchlight New Mexico investigative reporter Ed Williams has followed the plight of foster kids for years.
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CYFD workers: Fear and oppressive caseloads continue at New Mexico child welfare offices
Current and former workers cite toxic relationships with supervisors, fear of retaliation and constant turnover as top problems.
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Two years after nearly closing its doors, La Familia Health is expanding services
The organization is establishing or expanding critical services, like pediatric dentistry, high-risk obstetric care and a retail pharmacy.
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Lujan Grisham vetoes key child care funding language, but advocates express optimism
Senate Bill 241 preserves much of the legislative intent behind language that was vetoed by the governor this week.
