“CYFD head says agency has slashed backlog of child protective services cases”
2.0 Background analysis
The New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department, which oversees the state’s juvenile justice services, foster care program and behavioral health for kids. In this particular article there were issues regarding the department being under scrutiny following news about its use earlier this year of an encrypted messaging app called Signal and a recent whistleblower lawsuit alleging wrongful termination of workers who raised concerns about the app and other practices.[1] However, there have been instances where CYFD has facilitated that children be removed from the care of a safe primary full-time caregiver/parent or relative and placed with the abuser instead.
Legislators commended CYFD for its improvements but raised questions about accountability and its communication with the public and lawmakers.“I do think that there is real bipartisan concern with transparency and some of the things that go on in CYFD,” said Sen. Gay Kernan, R-Hobbs.lawmaker questioned data regarding the number of deaths of children with ties to CYFD. Blalock reported to the committee there were five deaths of children in state custody last year, up from three in 2019. Among deaths of children who had “some CYFD involvement” within two years, data show, 77 perfect of infant fatalities (under 1 year) were sleep-related, while 43 percent of youth fatalities (11-17) were gun-related and 38 percent were suicides. Rep. Marian Matthews, D-Albuquerque, pushed for more information on deaths of children who returned to their parents after CYFD custody and how much the agency has spent on lawsuits tied to such instances.[1]
2.1 Discuss the issue’s current context, why and how it has become a business issue, and the major implications for business organizations that are affected by the issue.
The businesses \organizations affected by issues such as these are schools, medical facilites, law enforcement, domestic violence shelters/ centers, advocate centers, along with other agencies who are in continuous contact with these type of issues in the article. People in these businesses are working tirelessly to bring change and protect these children, but if there are CYFD staff members who are going to use their power to close down a case so that they don’t have as much work, it undermines the hard work that all these other business has used their time, resources, and funds.
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