New Mexico CYFD settles lawsuit over failure to protect abused children
Two kids who were abused by their parents repeatedly between 2015 and 2018 will receive a huge payout from the state. Their guardian filed a lawsuit accusing the New ...
CYFD violated reform agreement, says arbitrator
The state Children, Youth and Families Department has breached its obligation to implement reforms aimed at improving the lives of children taken into state custody, according to an independent ...
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New Mexico governor delivers 2025 State of the State address
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham gave her annual State of the State address after lawmakers convened for the state's 60 ...
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4 Investigates: CYFD not in compliance with lawsuit on child welfare reform
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Promises to ... That we have fewer workers now than we did a year ago?” CYFD Secretary Teresa Casados: “Well, I don’t know if it’s fewer. I know we have retention ...
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CYFD Secretary says agency is working to address lack of foster care placements
The Children, Youth, and Families Department has come under fire for having kids sleeping in the agency’s offices due to a lack of foster care placements. KUNM spoke with Secretary Teresa Casados on ...
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CYFD holding rapid hiring event on January 23
If necessary, proof of the right to work in the United States is needed as well. The hiring event will be held at Expo New Mexico in the Manuel Lujan Jr. Building from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. If you can’t make ...
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NM House Dems: Behavioral health, public safety priorities in upcoming session
Speaker of the House Javier Martínez (D-Albuquerque) told reporters during a Friday afternoon news conference in Albuquerque he anticipated ... Comparable attempts to create oversight of CYFD have ...