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Española students, others working on glove to treat Parkinson’s disease
Project leaders hope others can replicate the high-tech wearable glove, which was developed using open-source software.
CYFD sets new annual targets for foster family recruitment
CYFD must recruit nearly 200 nonrelative foster homes and place hundreds of higher needs children in specialized care.
‘Too soon to tell’ how delays in federal family planning grants might affect New Mexico
The latest round of federal family planning funding — which was slated to go into effect Wednesday — is stuck in bureaucratic limbo.
CYFD was supposed to create a child welfare tracking dashboard. Where is it?
CYFD is developing the dashboard itself and aims to publish the tool in the coming months, a spokesperson said.
Texas House Speaker lists annexing slice of New Mexico among 2027 priorities
The Republican speaker’s interim charges also covered water resources, foreign threats and government accountability.
New Mexico providers: Moving federal drug discount program to rebate model would be costly
Under a proposed pilot program, clinics and hospitals would pay full wholesale price, then request an after-purchase rebate.
CYFD is trying to find homes for its hard-to-place youth. One major type of foster home is saying no.
After putting a stop to office stays, the state hopes that treatment foster care can help fill the gap for its teens in need of homes.
New Mexico says new effort to aid drug-exposed newborns is working
Very few children have returned to their biological homes under the New Mexico’s new strategy, and most are in foster care.
CDC report highlights New Mexico as measles response model
Outreach efforts during the outbreak coincided with an uptick in vaccine doses administered from January to September 2025.
‘Support for mom is the number one thing’: New Mexico WIC offers breastfeeding help
“Whether you’re breastfeeding or formula feeding, feeding a baby is hard,” said peer counseling program manager Liz Jaramillo-Lopez.
CYFD workers: Fear and oppressive caseloads continue at New Mexico child welfare offices
Current and former workers cite toxic relationships with supervisors, fear of retaliation and constant turnover as top problems.
Health
New Mexico in Focus with guest Ed Williams
Searchlight New Mexico investigative reporter Ed Williams has followed the plight of foster kids for years.
Two years after nearly closing its doors, La Familia Health is expanding services
The organization is establishing or expanding critical services, like pediatric dentistry, high-risk obstetric care and a retail pharmacy.
Lujan Grisham vetoes key child care funding language, but advocates express optimism
Senate Bill 241 preserves much of the legislative intent behind language that was vetoed by the governor this week.
child & Family Welfare
Read the New Mexico Department of Justice report on CYFD
Following a yearlong investigation, the New Mexico Department of Justice issued a 224-page report documenting the cases of at least 28 children involved with the state Children, Youth and Families Department, such as by being placed in foster homes and facilities or because their families were investigated amid allegations of brutal abuse or neglect. The…
Lujan Grisham signs ‘life-changing’ universal child care bill into law
New Mexico’s governor also signed SB 96 on Tuesday, a measure streamlining zoning laws related to opening child care centers.
New Mexico state auditor: Child welfare agency misused millions
Audit of CYFD spending finds $4.2 million in misused dollars state auditors argued did not go toward behavioral health.
Government
As obesity rises in New Mexico, advocates push for Medicaid to cover weight loss drugs
The change, advocates argue, would curb rising obesity rates, reduce health care disparities and save on health care costs.
New Mexico governor signs major medical malpractice bill into law
LOS LUNAS A medical malpractice reform that was years in the making is now the law of the land in New Mexico. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday signed into law a series of bills aimed at increasing health care access and affordability, after the subject emerged as a major theme of the 2026 legislative…
Navajo commission report spotlights inequities at troubled Gallup-McKinley County Schools
The district, which has faced state and federal investigations over its treatment of students and staff, as well as a costly lawsuit, could be on a new path.
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