Dedicated to improving the lives of NM children in foster care and empowering those who serve them through trauma-informed training, support and policy reform.
New Mexico, USA
Joined December 2018
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New Mexico Child First Network retweeted
Our Colliers team was proud to sponsor the recent CARNM Annual Charity Golf Tournament—and everyone who participated had a blast! ⛳️
This year’s tournament benefited three incredible organizations: the Veterans Integration Center (VIC®), New Mexico Child First Network, and Watermelon Mountain Ranch.
A big thank-you to CARNM for hosting another fantastic tournament and bringing our industry together for a great day of fun and giving back! 🙌
#CARNM #CharityGolfTournament @nmchildfirst
New Mexico Child First Network retweeted
So. … Children taken into CYFD foster care. What facilities does NM have to give these children… as young as 6 years old threatening to kill law enforcement… what facility does NM have to help/host and house them?
Bernalillo County sheriff’s deputies arrested two men and removed 13 people, including nine children, from a South Valley home after neighbors reported years of threats and damage.
kob.com/new-mexico/bcso-bust…
New Mexico Child First Network retweeted
“If New Mexico CYFD functioned at the national mean (just average) 350 less children would have been abused.” Sean Sullivan NMDOJ. @nmhrcc @NMHouseGOP @nmchildfirst
New Mexico Child First Network retweeted
CYFD workers suspected of speaking to The New Mexican became targets of retaliatory investigations and escalating harassment after an article was published in mid-March about the state agency's toxic work environments at multiple county offices. sfnm.co/3RyxEQL
New Mexico Child First Network retweeted
Thank you @nmchildfirst for hosting this wonderful party for all!
#FosterCare
Saturday I spent the evening with wonderful #FosterCare families; foster, kin, guardian, adoptive and grandparents raising grandchildren. Our NM #FosterCareCommunity is such a loving community. #ForTheChildren.
New Mexico Child First Network retweeted
With the federal government shutdown barrelling toward a Nov. 1 “fiscal cliff,” state, local and tribal leaders are issuing urgent warnings that millions of families will soon be unable to meet basic needs.
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New Mexico Child First Network retweeted
The Family First Act’s core promise is worth fighting for. But we must acknowledge its Achilles’ heel: flexibility without accountability, writes Channing Collins.
Read her op-ed with five suggestions for strengthening Family First implementation: imprintnews.org/opinion/how-…
New Mexico Child First Network retweeted
🚨BIG WIN AGAINST CHILD TRAFFICKERS: The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled that the state is not required to attempt reunification with a parent who trafficked her child.
The Michigan Supreme Court overturned a dangerous ruling that had reinstated a mother’s parental rights even after she facilitated her 9 year-old daughter’s rape.
Founder & CEO @darcyolsen said, “This is the kind of ruling we need more of. A woman who traffics her own child doesn’t need parenting classes—she needs prison.”
Despite clear state and federal law, many states still default to reunifying children with parents who have trafficked or brutally abused them. We stand ready to challenge those failures in the highest courts when necessary.
New Mexico Child First Network retweeted
🚨 Mississippi Declares Public Health Emergency on Infant Mortality--- New Mexico and @GovMLG should follow suit. 🚨
#nmpol #nmleg #CARAcrisis #healthyMS #msleg #mspol
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New Mexico, it's time to follow Mississippi's lead.
(things I literally never thought I would say, let alone say with excitement, hope, desperation or enthusiasm).
thehill.com/policy/healthcar…
New Mexico Child First Network retweeted
And this is why parenting on meth is dangerous, if not deadly. ⚠️
Meth alters your brain chemistry - can prevent bonding with your child, make you paranoid - and yes, can create "homicidal ideation" towards your 2 yr old toddler.
#nmpol #nmleg #cyfdcrisis #CARAcrisis #drugcrisis
New Mexico Child First Network retweeted
The fourth annual Touch A Truck is happening this Saturday, 10 a.m. to noon, at Franklin Plaza (northeast corner of Central and Juan Tabo). Hope you can make it!
New Mexico Child First Network retweeted
When a 16-year-old dies in CYfD custody and the system hides behind laws to avoid accountability, it’s not confidentiality — it’s complicity. The time for polite reform has passed. @nmchildfirst
New Mexico’s Attorney General Raúl Torrez is launching an investigation into New Mexico’s Children Youth and Families Department after confirming another child has died in the state’s custody.
kob.com/new-mexico/albuquerq…
New Mexico Child First Network retweeted
January is #HumanTraffickingPreventionMonth. Explore #resources on risk factors, legal frameworks, and best practices for keeping children and families safe. #EndTrafficking bit.ly/4fsanX0
ALT Banner image for the Children's Bureau Resource Collection on Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation, featuring a person sitting with knees drawn up, looking directly at the camera. Includes logos for Children's Bureau and Child Welfare Information Gateway.
New Mexico Child First Network retweeted
These are the values your @NMHouseDems will carry into the Roundhouse, as we we work to make life better & more affordable for you & your family, protect the well-being of ALL of New Mexico's children, & improve the safety of communities across our state. abqjournal.com/news/article_…
New Mexico Child First Network retweeted
“There’s no other way to say it, other than our children are dying here in the state of New Mexico” - Leader @Gail4NM.
We have a plan to repeal & replace the CARA Act and fix CYFD’s pattern of self-policed failures to protect our most vulnerable children.
krqe.com/news/new-mexico/new…
New Mexico Child First Network retweeted
The 2024 #nmleg SM5 Task Force mandated the final recommendation to the legislature that they must "Prioritize CARA statute amendments."
🚨 Ricky Renova is just one of the THOUSANDS of reasons why. 🚨
#CARACrisis #plansofsafecarearenotsafe #POSC
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New Mexico Child First Network retweeted
The #nmleg SM5 task force has released our final report on CYFD reform.
IMO, the most important sentence is quietly tucked away on page 40...
"The Legislature m͟u͟s͟t͟ ͟p͟r͟i͟o͟r͟i͟t͟i͟z͟e͟ statutory changes to strengthen oversight and accountability."
bit.ly/SM5cyfd2025
New Mexico Child First Network retweeted
The Biden administration is seeking input on how the federal government might support efforts to better protect and conserve benefits owed to foster youth
imprintnews.org/youth-servic…
New Mexico Child First Network retweeted
California has approved a $1 billion plan aimed at better caring for foster youth who miss out on the “enrichment” of life in families.
imprintnews.org/top-stories/…
New Mexico Child First Network retweeted
Congratulations @nmchildfirst on another successful free fishing day for foster families! With @MaralynB, @TeresaCasados and Rip from @nmrunners . It was a great day!
