State: New
Mexico
Contact Person: Pat Briggs
Contact Address: NM Citizen Review Board
P.O. Box 30228
Albuquerque, NM 87190
Contact Phone: (505) 217-0226
Email: pbriggs@nmcrb.org
URL: www.nmcrb.org
Founded In: CR
Panels - 1997
CR Board - 1983
Funding: CR
Panels - none
CR Board - in state law, from NM Department of Finance and Administration
CRB - 36 CR Boards around state with 180 volunteers, with a State Advisory Committee (SAC) composed of a representative from each board, their elected officers and regional representatives, and 3 public members appointed by governor.
CRB - Extensive data collection on each child at each review (CRB reviews all children in state’s custody - in fiscal year 2009-2010, 2720 child reviews were held - due to abuse and neglect through written case information and through questioning "Interested Parties" in each case). SAC's Research and Investigation subcommittee conducts surveys and interviews with various parties involved in the system such as district attorneys, medical personnel, school personnel, law enforcement, department personnel (Children, Youth, and Families), etc. Data and research results are used to do Annual Reports and Interim Reports spotlighting single issues. SAC (general and executive) meets a total of six times a year with some subcommittees meeting additional times.
CRP – CR Boards meet most of the CR Panel requirements. New Mexico will continue to improve its process to meet all of the requirements.
2011 CRB Annual Report and Recommendations (pdf)
Children in Foster Care (pdf) articles written by one of our volunteers to use as a public awareness tool to use with legislators and others. There is an introductory article which lists the articles with a short summary paragraph for each. Each article is linked in this introductory piece so that people can access each article.
Meeting the Educational Needs of Children in Foster Care: A National Perspective (pdf)
Foster Child Facts Sheet 2010 (pdf)
Annual Report 2010 final (pdf)
Preview Report November 2009 (pdf)
Remember Me 2009 NM Foster Children Facts Sheet (pdf)
2009 Annual Report (pdf)
PREVIEW 2009 Annual Report and Recommendations (pdf)
Foster Parenting Interim Report Part 1
Foster Parenting Interim Report Part 2
