/tags/teresa-casados Teresa Casados en-US Copyright Tue, 11 Feb 2025 01:38:45 GMT /local-news/2025-02-10/state-faces-new-deadlines-to-fulfill-the-terms-of-key-child-welfare-settlement The Kevin S. lawsuit , originally brought by 14 foster children against the state of New Mexico, has been settled for almost five years. But even with corrective plans, change has stalled out. Tue, 11 Feb 2025 01:38:45 GMT /local-news/2025-02-10/state-faces-new-deadlines-to-fulfill-the-terms-of-key-child-welfare-settlement Taylor Velazquez /local-news/2025-02-06/kevin-s-settlement-was-a-blueprint-for-change-for-child-welfare-but-implementation-has-stalled-out The state of New Mexico was served with a class action lawsuit in 2018 by 14 foster children and two advocacy organizations to better the child welfare system. The parties reached a settlement agreement in 2020 which is now known by the name of one of the plaintiffs, Kevin S. ¾ÅÉ«Íø explores how the suit began and how it has progressed over the last six years in the third part of a series. Thu, 06 Feb 2025 17:50:27 GMT /local-news/2025-02-06/kevin-s-settlement-was-a-blueprint-for-change-for-child-welfare-but-implementation-has-stalled-out Taylor Velazquez /local-news/2025-02-03/kevin-s-lawsuit-kids-still-waiting-for-state-to-make-the-changes-outlined-in-case-settlement Yesterday we heard about the origins of the Children, Youth, and Families Department, and the state’s decades of struggle to provide care for New Mexico’s most vulnerable children. CYFD improved for a time under a consent decree. But advocates say since then those gains have gone away. ¾ÅÉ«Íø picks up the story in the second part of a series. Tue, 04 Feb 2025 01:33:03 GMT /local-news/2025-02-03/kevin-s-lawsuit-kids-still-waiting-for-state-to-make-the-changes-outlined-in-case-settlement Taylor Velazquez /local-news/2025-01-22/cyfd-secretary-says-agency-is-working-to-address-lack-of-foster-care-placements The Children, Youth, and Families Department has come under fire for having kids sleeping in the agency’s offices due to a lack of foster care placements. ¾ÅÉ«Íø spoke with Secretary Teresa Casados on how CYFD plans to address this issue through its Foster Care+ program and her hopes for the current legislative session. Wed, 22 Jan 2025 21:49:04 GMT /local-news/2025-01-22/cyfd-secretary-says-agency-is-working-to-address-lack-of-foster-care-placements Taylor Velazquez /local-news/2024-12-10/cyfd-legislature-kevin-s-budget-child-welfare Children, Youth, and Families Department Sec. Teresa Casados told lawmakers Tuesday that, while the department is improving, it needs more funding to make real progress. Tue, 10 Dec 2024 23:35:16 GMT /local-news/2024-12-10/cyfd-legislature-kevin-s-budget-child-welfare Taylor Velazquez /local-news/2023-09-01/cyfd-commits-to-ending-office-stays-for-foster-youth-under-its-care The Children, Youth, and Families Department has faced scrutiny in the past for placing foster youth in their office to stay for periods of time. Interim Secretary Teresa Casados committed to ending these stays by working on restructuring the department. But she does not say there is a definite date for the stays to end. Fri, 01 Sep 2023 19:05:13 GMT /local-news/2023-09-01/cyfd-commits-to-ending-office-stays-for-foster-youth-under-its-care Taylor Velazquez /local-news/2023-08-11/cyfd-working-out-new-systems-after-deciding-to-allow-foster-children-to-keep-benefits The Children, Youth, and Families Department has made a recent decision that will allow children in state custody to keep federal benefits owed to them, instead of using those payments to support foster care. Fri, 11 Aug 2023 22:32:30 GMT /local-news/2023-08-11/cyfd-working-out-new-systems-after-deciding-to-allow-foster-children-to-keep-benefits Taylor Velazquez /local-news/2023-05-17/new-mexico-child-welfare-officials-plan-to-recruit-190-new-foster-families-by-years-end The Children, Youth and Families Department has received consistent backlash concerning issues of transparency. The Department hosted a meeting Tuesday to announce the launch of a new dashboard that officials say promotes more transparency. The site has several data points to show progress with things like staffing and efforts to recruit foster parents. Thu, 18 May 2023 00:48:36 GMT /local-news/2023-05-17/new-mexico-child-welfare-officials-plan-to-recruit-190-new-foster-families-by-years-end Taylor Velazquez