Despite some gains, the agency fell short in reducing caseloads, a problem that has a major impact on the morale of employees.
Health
Posted inChild & Family Welfare
New Mexico advocates push Congress to expand program for newborns and mothers
Legislation making newborn supply kits available to families nationwide has progressed slowly, despite reported benefits.
Posted inChild & Family Welfare
Why pregnancy-related deaths remain a New Mexico problem.
The new analysis found more than 40% of pregnancy-related deaths were caused by underlying behavioral health issues.
Posted inChild & Family Welfare
State solicits contracts for three new Albuquerque-area foster youth group homes
Some have expressed concerns at the agency’s apparent commitment to continue using group homes, arguing they can endanger kids.
Posted inFeatured
Heinrich, Leger Fernández introduce bill to reverse rate reductions for veterans’ home healthcare
Between 2025 and 2026, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs slashed reimbursement rates for home health care in New Mexico by nearly 20%.
Posted inChild & Family Welfare
New Mexico implements new strategies to expand free childcare system
The efforts are aimed at streamlining the licensure of new daycare and preschool facilities and boosting the number of available slots.
Posted inFeatured
On Trinity Test anniversary, downwinders advocate Tina Cordova continues fight for New Mexicans
Cordova speaks on her decades of work with the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium to fight for compensation and acknowledgment for New Mexico’s downwinders.
Posted inChild & Family Welfare
New Mexico disability community urges further state protections amid federal uncertainty
Policies such as a state accessibility act, universal text-to-911 and widespread closed captioning, advocates say, are priorities.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Why have opioids taken a hold on New Mexico?
State data shows a 21% increase in opioid deaths in 2025, with 900 death last year, even as overdose fatalities nationwide have been on the decline.
Posted inEnvironment
U.S. Underestimates Peril if Los Alamos Were to Leak Plutonium, Study Says
An accident at the lab that produces America’s nuclear bomb cores could lead to more fatalities than previously estimated by the federal government, according to new research.
