Gov. Lujan Grisham signs executive order to transform the Children, Youth and Families Department

Statement

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued an executive order today that will transform the way New Mexico serves and protects the state's most vulnerable children and families. The order requires immediate changes in how the department operates and sets out a long-term vision for how the department will strengthen its practices.

"This is a system that is fundamentally broken, and this executive order sets in motion immediate and meaningful action to transform this system," said Gov. Lujan Grisham. "We are coming together with partners in the Legislature, experts working in the field, and children and families themselves to do everything in our power to make New Mexico children safer."

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