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The New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department is a state agency of New Mexico, headquartered in the PERA Building in Santa Fe. [1] It is the state agency responsible for child protective services and juvenile justice services. It was created as a cabinet department by statute in 1992 under Ch. 9, art. 2A NMSA 1978. [2]
Jun. 5—Turnover among New Mexico's child protective services workers outstrips the national average and is more than double the level considered optimal. Some kids in the custody of the New ...
Oct. 22—The New Mexico Supreme Court clarified the definition of child neglect in an opinion published Thursday unanimously overturning lower court decisions finding a mother had neglected her ...
Oct. 2—Corrected data from the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department shows child abuse deaths in the state did not increase as dramatically in fiscal year 2020 as reported to ...
Nov. 18—New Mexico's child welfare agency has significantly slashed spending on evidence-based abuse prevention programs despite high rates of child maltreatment, according to a legislative ...
Child protective services (CPS) refers to government agencies in the United States that investigate allegations of child abuse or neglect, and if confirmed, intervene by providing services to the family through a safety plan, in-home monitoring, supervision, or if a safety plan is not feasible or in emergencies, removing the child from the custody of their parent or legal guardian.
The National Association for Rational Sexual Offense Laws (NARSOL) is an organization headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina with operations based in Albuquerque, New Mexico and with affiliated organizations, advocates, and contacts in the vast majority of states.
Sep. 25—The state Court of Appeals on Wednesday reversed a 2nd Judicial District Court judgment in a lawsuit that would have required the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department to ...