Resources

We know that systems, such as the child welfare system and juvenile justice system, can be incredibly complex to both navigate and understand. Check out our collection of resources explaining some key topics related to the child welfare system as well as a collection of news articles where advocates involved with NMCAN have shared their stories about interacting with systems. 

Videos

News Featuring Young People

• ProPublica: The “Death Penalty” of Child Welfare: In Six Months or Less, Some Parents Lose Their Kids Forever
• Young people propose recommendations to fix TANF, which is ‘one of the most important’ tasks for the 2023 legislative session – December 2, 2022
• These foster kids need mental health care. New Mexico is putting them in homeless shelters. – October 7, 2022
• Let’s Talk about teens aging out of the foster care system – May 2, 2022
• New Mexico lags in mandated foster care reforms – April 11, 2022
• New state agency aims to help families in child welfare cases – March 15, 2022
• Southwestern States Make Changes to Welfare After ProPublica Investigations – March 10, 2022
• Photo essay: Former foster youth navigate motherhood – January 11, 2022
• These Single Moms Are Forced to Choose: Reveal Their Sexual Histories or Forfeit Welfare – September 17, 2021
• Let’s Talk About Changing The Foster Care System – May 18, 2021
• New Mexico Legislature has wins, losses for foster youth – March 7, 2020
• More youth in New Mexico run away from foster care – December 21, 2019
• A Pattern of Failures – May 5, 2018
• Tax incentive for hiring foster youth heads to governor – February 15, 2018