Initiatives to help children — from increased education funding to making oversight changes to the state Children, Youth and Families Department — were a major theme of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's ...

The governor devoted much of her speech to child welfare and crime and proposed funding universal child care and housing ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Promises to reform our state’s child welfare system are falling woefully short. That’s the decision ...

New Mexico failed to adequately address overextended child welfare worker caseloads, lackluster caregiver recruitment, ...

Child welfare advocates have sounded the alarm for years about staffing at agencies that work with at-risk youth, arguing the ...

He is committed to addressing social issues in the community and the challenges faced by vulnerable individuals.

Earlier this month, the independent watchdog monitoring Maine’s child welfare agency went before the legislature’s government oversight committee and admitted frustration. In recent years, she has ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s $252 billion budget plan provides a one-time $1,200 bonus to pregnant welfare moms when they have a baby.

Arizona’s child-welfare agency says to call the child-abuse hotline if you reasonably believe that a child has been “abused, neglected, exploited or abandoned.” ...

As lawmakers prepare for the start of a 60-day session Tuesday, the Legislative Finance Committee endorsed several measures Monday, including a bill that would change how the Cabinet secretary for the ...

Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak has penned a "concerned" letter to child advocate Cindy Blackstock, amid uncertainty about the future ...