New Mexico’s Child Welfare System

The report was released in early September 2024 by the New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee. The LFC analyzed data from the Administration for Children and Families (ACF); the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD); and the LFC itself. The goal was to determine the current state of maltreatment in the state’s child welfare system, and to determine how best to spend the state’s money to tackle the problem . . .