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Posted inChild & Family Welfare

Child Welfare Experts Say New Mexico Can’t Put Kids in Homeless Shelters Just Because It Lacks Other Beds

Avatar photo by Ed Williams December 7, 2022February 16, 2023

An expert report found that New Mexico’s child welfare system has housed foster kids in homeless shelters and other inappropriate settings.

Posted inChild & Family Welfare

These Foster Kids Need Mental Health Care. New Mexico Is Putting Them in Homeless Shelters.

Avatar photo by Ed Williams, with data analysis by Joel Jacobs, ProPublica and photography by Kitra Cahana, special to ProPublica October 7, 2022February 16, 2023

Youth crisis shelters aren’t set up to deal with foster youth who need intensive mental health treatment. When teens try to harm themselves or others, staff resort to calling 911.

Posted inChild & Family Welfare

New Mexico Struggles to Follow Through on Promises to Reform Child Welfare System

Avatar photo by Ed Williams October 7, 2022February 16, 2023

New Mexico Struggles With Reforming Child Welfare System

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