Program Evaluation: Short-Term Foster Care Placements: May 18, 2020
On May 18, 2020, the New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee Program Evaluation Unit published the results of the program evaluation of short-term foster care placements. The goal was to determine the social impacts to the child and economic impacts to families and the state of short-term foster care placements; determine causes of short-term foster placements in New Mexico; and explore evidence-based programs and best practices from other states that care reduce the rates of unnecessary short-term foster care placements . . .

