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Kevin S. /tags/kevin-s Kevin S. en-US Copyright Wed, 20 Aug 2025 22:36:26 GMT Kevin S. Arbitrator finds, once again, the state is not improving care for New Mexico children /local-news/2025-08-20/kevins-arbitrator-cyfd-foster-care-failure The state of New Mexico is still not doing enough to improve its foster care system, despite a 2020 settlement and a report earlier this year calling out the lack of progress. That prompted the arbitrator in the case to issue a second remedial order in the case. Wed, 20 Aug 2025 22:36:26 GMT /local-news/2025-08-20/kevins-arbitrator-cyfd-foster-care-failure Taylor Velazquez State faces new deadlines to fulfill the terms of key child welfare settlement /local-news/2025-02-10/state-faces-new-deadlines-to-fulfill-the-terms-of-key-child-welfare-settlement The Kevin S. lawsuit , originally brought by 14 foster children against the state of New Mexico, has been settled for almost five years. But even with corrective plans, change has stalled out. Tue, 11 Feb 2025 01:38:45 GMT /local-news/2025-02-10/state-faces-new-deadlines-to-fulfill-the-terms-of-key-child-welfare-settlement Taylor Velazquez Kevin S. settlement was a blueprint to change child welfare but progress has stalled /local-news/2025-02-06/kevin-s-settlement-was-a-blueprint-for-change-for-child-welfare-but-implementation-has-stalled-out The state of New Mexico was served with a class action lawsuit in 2018 by 14 foster children and two advocacy organizations to better the child welfare system. The parties reached a settlement agreement in 2020 which is now known by the name of one of the plaintiffs, Kevin S. �� explores how the suit began and how it has progressed over the last six years in the third part of a series. Thu, 06 Feb 2025 17:50:27 GMT /local-news/2025-02-06/kevin-s-settlement-was-a-blueprint-for-change-for-child-welfare-but-implementation-has-stalled-out Taylor Velazquez Youth who sued New Mexico are still waiting for changes called for in settlement /local-news/2025-02-03/kevin-s-lawsuit-kids-still-waiting-for-state-to-make-the-changes-outlined-in-case-settlement Yesterday we heard about the origins of the Children, Youth, and Families Department, and the state’s decades of struggle to provide care for New Mexico’s most vulnerable children. CYFD improved for a time under a consent decree. But advocates say since then those gains have gone away. �� picks up the story in the second part of a series. Tue, 04 Feb 2025 01:33:03 GMT /local-news/2025-02-03/kevin-s-lawsuit-kids-still-waiting-for-state-to-make-the-changes-outlined-in-case-settlement Taylor Velazquez New Mexico has struggled for decades to give vulnerable youth adequate resources /local-news/2025-01-31/new-mexico-has-struggled-for-decades-to-give-vulnerable-youth-adequate-resources New Mexico has ranked consistently near the bottom when it comes to child well-being. The Children, Youth and Families Department, which is supposed to protect the most vulnerable children, has also battled scandals, secrecy, and staffing instability for decades. In the first of a series, �� looks deeper into the legacy of these longstanding challenges and how they affect families in the foster care system. Sat, 01 Feb 2025 02:10:42 GMT /local-news/2025-01-31/new-mexico-has-struggled-for-decades-to-give-vulnerable-youth-adequate-resources Taylor Velazquez CYFD asks for a bigger budget to meet requirements of Kevin S settlement /local-news/2024-12-10/cyfd-legislature-kevin-s-budget-child-welfare Children, Youth, and Families Department Sec. Teresa Casados told lawmakers Tuesday that, while the department is improving, it needs more funding to make real progress. Tue, 10 Dec 2024 23:35:16 GMT /local-news/2024-12-10/cyfd-legislature-kevin-s-budget-child-welfare Taylor Velazquez