New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez speaks during a February 2025 news conference at the Roundhouse, as several ...

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has selected an official with the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department as the first ...

As the New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department faces criticism for failing children in New Mexico, a major step ...

It’s a question the community is tired of asking: When will New Mexico get serious about fixing its child welfare system? For ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department worker who was supposed to help a student ended up causing more damage, according to a lawsuit. And now, the agency is ...

Once nationally recognized, our child welfare system has deteriorated over 20 years. A proposed commission could bring needed ...

SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – A wave of bills aimed at reforming one of the state’s most criticized agencies is now heading to the House floor. While some legislators are celebrating this as a win, New ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KOAT) — Within the past week, two mothers from separate homes have been charged shortly after their children were released from the Children, Youth and Families Department custody.

The tragic death of 16-year-old Jaydun Garcia while in the custody of New Mexico’s Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD) is a devastating reminder of the agency’s chronic dysfunction. Despite ...

LAWMAKERS TO PASS KEY LEGISLATION. A NUMBER OF BILLS BEING DISCUSSED AT THE ROUNDHOUSE TODAY, INCLUDING BILLS AIMING TO REFORM CYFD JULIAN PARAS HIGHLIGHTS ONE. WHERE THE DEPARTMENT WILL BE REQUIRED ...

More than a decade ago, advocates frustrated by New Mexico’s persistently low rankings for measures related to child well-being, began pushing for significant investments in early childhood education.