 | This article may rely excessively on sources too closely associated with the subject, potentially preventing the article from being verifiable and neutral. (June 2022) |
 The PERA Building has the department's headquarters | |
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| Jurisdiction | New Mexico |
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The New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department is a state agency of New Mexico, headquartered in the PERA Building in Santa Fe.[1] It is the state agency responsible for child protective services and juvenile justice services. It was created as a cabinet department by statute in 1992 under Ch. 9, art. 2A NMSA 1978.[2]
- ^ "East Complex: PERA Building." New Mexico General Services Department. Retrieved on July 25, 2010.
- ^ "Children, Youth and Families Department Act". NMOneSource. New Mexico Compilation Commission. Retrieved 30 November 2023.