SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – A department that is “drowning,” that is how one lawmaker described the New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department on Wednesday after getting briefed on the embattled agency’s struggle to recruit and retain staff and increased repeat maltreatment rates from FY24.
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At the Legislative Finance Committee meeting, lawmakers acknowledged CYFD Secretary Teresa Casados and staff have a tough job but are still at a loss at why the agency is still struggling.
“When are we going to start making a difference? When? I’ve been in here ten years…I’m looking at others who have been here much longer than me, it’s still an issue,” said Rep. Gail Armstrong (R-Magdalena), “Fix it, please.”