New Mexico

Beginning in November, New Mexico will provide free child care to all residents regardless of income.

Veronica Krupnick’s advocacy has taken her from college counseling to Indian Child Welfare Act preservation work and even a Senate candidacy.

New Mexico will now ensure foster care subsidies for kinship guardians taking in children under a voluntary placement agreement.

A report on the progress New Mexico has made on fulfilling commitments to better care for foster youth has found the state falling short.

This week, New Mexico voters approved a measure that will invest millions of dollars into public education, including dedicated funding for early education.

With the Indian Child Welfare Act facing a Supreme Court challenge, states have enacted their own versions to protect Indigenous families from separation.

While the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case on the constitutionality of the federal Indian Child Welfare Act, New Mexico has a similar bill on the governor's desk.

Families and children in New Mexico could have greater access to better lawyers and advocates as they navigate the child welfare system under a bill passed by the House of Representatives.