Hope of new laws to bring positive changes

CYFD hopes new laws will bring positive changes by KRQE 04.16.2019 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Children, Youth, and Families Department Cabinet Secretary is hoping new laws will help the department step in to save children a lot sooner. This comes after Gov....

Call Wait Times Reduced!

CYFD says peak call wait times reduced by Albuquerque Journal 04.12.2019 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The state Children, Youth and Families Department said Friday that it has reduced the peak call wait times at its Statewide Central Intake system from hours to around 20...

Governor’s New Cabinet Secretaries

Conversations with the state’s new cabinet secretaries, By Searchlight Staff 02.26.2019 SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has made her commitment to children a mainstay of her next four years in office. By every metric, New Mexico is considered the worst...

Gov. Lujan Grisham releases executive budget proposal

CYFD budget increase to fund more than 100 Protective Services positions 01.10.2019 SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday released her first budget proposal ahead of the 2019 legislative session scheduled to begin next week. The fiscal year 2020 executive...