New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department


The New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department is a state agency of New Mexico, headquartered in the PERA Building in Santa Fe. It supervises foster parents and children.
Executive Leadership:
Brian Blalock, Cabinet Secretary Designate
Juvenile Justice Services/Facilities is the division that operates juvenile correctional facilities.
Facilities include:
The former New Mexico Boys School opened on October 1, 1909. CYFD closed it in 2005 and was transferred to the New Mexico Corrections Department, now serving as the Springer Correctional Facility.