CYFD denied investigating its workers and highlighted initiatives they said have curbed vacancy rates in frontline workers.

SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – After years of complaints, there is a tidal wave of bills this session aimed at reforming New Mexico’s embattled Children Youth and Families Department. So which ideas will ...

This article was published by Searchlight New Mexico. To read more visit searchlightnm.org. Andrei Ducila and Luiza Badea’s four children were severely malnourished and suffering from other ailments ...

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 ...

Sherry RobinsonAll She Wrote What bothers Melissa Beery is that in all of the investigations, lawsuits and reporting on CYFD, ...

Feb. 8—Nine children died while in New Mexico foster care in 2025, according to a new report, with another 10 identified as "near fatalities." It's a toll one child welfare attorney called ...

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 ...

There has been turnover at the helm of New Mexico’s Children, Youth and Families Department since Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham took office in 2019. Here’s a look at the CYFD secretaries during the ...