Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD) had been working for over a year toward launching...
The COVID-19 pandemic and the shift to online learning have exposed a number of unexpected and difficult educational achievement gaps for New...
The Annie E. Casey Foundation releases the 31st edition of its KIDS COUNT Data Book, describing how children across the United States were...
Calls for racial justice have reached a critical level in the U.S. and the world. This moment, which to many people seemed...
This new report from Children's Rights details how the COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating already difficult situations for LGBTQ+ youth in care facilities...
The current global pandemic and associated economic crisis is shining a spotlight on the stresses and resiliency of families and some of...
There is a growing need for individuals who can commit to serve as foster caregivers to children and adolescents in the United...
Well Being Trust discusses how supporting the mental and physiological health of teens through well-funded programs and comprehensive policies benefits society as...
An ancient parable describes a group of people who come across something unknown to them — an elephant. Fascinated, each person begins...
Save the Children releases the first-ever comprehensive child welfare and development rankings of all U.S. counties.
Vast, beautiful land coupled with a rich history and cultural allure solidify the reality of New Mexico as the “Land of Enchantment.”...
A few years ago I attended a workshop on Theatre of the Oppressed, an approach to community education based on the use...
When Brian Blalock entered his new job as cabinet secretary at the Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD) approximately a year and...
Government officials and public health professionals say there’s no sugar-coating it: The coronavirus outbreak that’s done a number on the Gallup area...
“On call” means something different these days for Johnnie Bradford. As the longtime housing supervisor for Carlsbad Transitional Housing, she has always...
Transitioning out of juvenile justice is already laborious for many young people. It’s infinitely more difficult during a global pandemic. “They’re literally...
The arrival of the coronavirus in New Mexico in mid-March toppled the lives of the state’s foster and at-risk youth, who were...
The COVID-19 pandemic spotlights the disproportionate impact of crises on our most vulnerable communities, particularly here in New Mexico. Reports across the...
The Nemours Children’s Health System recently announced the appointment of James Digan as its next enterprise chief development officer, effective in July....
New modelling research published in The Lancet indicates a worrying surge in maternal and child mortality is coming due to the ongoing...