New Mexico Needs an Ombuds

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

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TRAINING/PANEL/ZOOM: Social Work Appreciation Month Panel Discussion w/ Q&A


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.

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March is National Social Worker Month!

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.

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We Must Fix CARA

"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."

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