Ombuds are public officials whose role is to be problem solvers and watchdogs. States have recognized that ombuds can help protect the rights of vulnerable populations. This is especially true for people in the child protection system. Child protection comprises a complex arrangement of agencies, systems, and stakeholders. Even with existing advocacy and oversight, the child protection system contains blind spots
Read MoreJanuary is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. This month is dedicated to raising awareness about different forms of human trafficking, ways to support trafficking survivors, and educating the community about the issue so that people are equipped to notice potential trafficking situations and report them to their local law enforcement.
Read MoreJoin us in Farmington as we celebrate MARCH AS SOCIAL WORK APPRECIATION MONTH! Lunch is on us!
Read MoreThird time's the charm! Join New Mexico Child First Network, Bank of America and Merrill Lynch for a VIP foster family fun event - movie, popcorn and family fun! Saturday March 30th at National Hispanic Cultural Center. Must RSVP to maralyn@nmchildfirst.org
Read MoreJUNE 1ST 2024: Join New Mexico Child First Network - friends and families and our whole big community as we bring back our ANNUAL FREE FISHING DAY FOR FOSTER FAMILIES!!!! Save the date; more info to come!
Read MoreJoin New Mexico Child First Network as we bring you a training on “Mitigating Vicarious Trauma: Healing the Helper’s Heart” to gain insight, self-compassion and skill in managing the impact of difficult work on our day-to-day lives.
Read MoreCentral NM + ABQ Metro-area CYFD workers are invited to join us for one of 2 events as we recognize and appreciate the best of the best for "March is Social Work Appreciation Month."
From 12pm-1pm, we will be hosting a 1-hour "lunch and learn" on Mitigating Vicarious Trauma: Healing the Helper’s Heart-- and again, lunch will be provided by Presbyterian Healthcare.
Read MoreSouthern New Mexico CYFD workers are invited to join us as we recognize and appreciate the best of the best for "March is Social Work Appreciation Month." Stop by for a complimentary breakfast and coffee, stay for raffles, goodies, and more surprises along the way. WE APPRECIATE OUR WORKERS AND WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU
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Join New Mexico Child First Network as we celebrate and honor March as “Social Work Appreciation Month” and host social work experts from across the state to discuss the importance of Social Work as a career, the need to professionalize the workforce in child welfare, support our workers, and for anyone interested, learn how to leverage available Title IV-E funding to further your career in social work.
March is National Social Worker Month!!
The theme for Social Work Month 2024 is Empowering Social Workers!
During Social Work Month take time to learn more about the many positive contributions of the profession, and use the items in our toolkit to celebrate all the social workers you know.
Read MoreNew Mexico Child First Network has been selected to be one of three nonprofit organizations to be a beneficiary for the esteemed 2024 Community Charity Golf Classic. Golfers from around the country come to New Mexico to play in this popular golf event scheduled for June 8, 2024. Grab your tickets now.
Read MoreSounding the alarm, another child death rocks our community.
Read More2023 was a big year for us. Thank you for your support. See our achievements here.
Read More"Healthcare professionals are developing more than a thousand safe care plans a year for new mothers giving birth to babies exposed to drugs and other substances, but many substance-exposed newborns are falling through the cracks and follow-up for those mothers with plans is often ineffective."
Read MoreJoin New Mexico Child First Network once again for our annual night-in for foster, kinship, guardians and adoptive families at Explora! Saturday December 2, 2023 from 6pm-8pm. This is a no-cost event full of fun activities, community resources, free pizza, hot cocoa, pictures with Santa, and more!
Read MoreNew Mexico Child First Network is proud to present the findings of the New America New Practice Lab University of Chicago Center for RISC in partnership with New Mexico's CYFD. This team reviewed CYFD placement issues and has created an adverse placement report for New Mexico - which they will present in this training along with Q&A. About the presenters: Noah is a Senior Analyst at the University of Chicago’s Center for Radical Innovation for Social Change (RISC). He leads a team of data analysts who help child welfare agencies create data-driven resource home recruitment plans through analysis of adverse placements. His team would be happy to provide pro-bono support to anyone interested in creating their own adverse placement report!
Read MoreNew Mexico Child First Network is proud to partner with Safe Passages for Children of Minnesota to bring you this training and Q&A. Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota trains volunteers to advocate with their elected representatives for improvements to child protection and foster care; this includes better training and additional resources, but most importantly we promote practices that reduce prolonged periods of trauma and high risk for children. This report on over 80 child fatalities from maltreatment identified a number practices that consistently contributed to the children’s deaths.
Read MoreJoin New Mexico Child First Network, our friends, family and community as we celebrate foster care with our annual FREE Foster Family Picnic. This year, we will also be celebrating the passage of HB35- expanding free cultural services, like fishing and camping, to foster families!
Read MoreJoin New Mexico Child First Network as we host a mental health awareness training related to suicide prevention. The New Mexico Department of Health will be presenting this 90-minute training.
Read MoreMay is National Foster Care Month
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