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Runaway problems: Institutions and policies aren’t giving at-risk children the care they need

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Riley, N. S. (2026, September 20). Runaway problems: Institutions and policies aren’t giving at-risk children the care they need. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/premium/4730029/institution-policies-children-care-they-need/

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In 2025, the New Mexico legislature mandated the creation of a public dashboard by the Children, Youth, and Families Department, which includes data such as the number of foster children who have run away. As of late June, this number stands at 56 missing children in state custody. The article questions how these incidents occurred and highlights the failures of the government agency responsible for their safety.

Written by AI on 2026-09-20, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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In 2025, the New Mexico legislature enacted a law mandating that the state’s Children, Youth, and Families Department publish certain key statistics online. One of these figures was the number of children who had run away while under the department's custody. As of late June 2025, this number stands at 56 missing children in foster care. This alarming statistic raises serious questions about the state’s ability to ensure the safety and well-being of vulnerable youth. The law aims to increase transparency but highlights significant systemic issues within child welfare services.

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Topics

Children, Youth, and Families Department New Mexico

Subjects

New Mexico GPE · 2× Children, Youth, and Families Department ORG · 1×

Narrative

In 2025, the New Mexico legislature passed a law that required the state’s Children, Youth, and Families Department to create a dashboard on its website.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-20

2026-09-20 · Washington Examiner

Runaway problems: Institutions and policies aren’t giving at-risk children the care they need · assertive framing

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In 2025, the New Mexico legislature passed a law that required the state’s Children, Youth, and Families Department to create a dashboard on its website. asserted

that → pass → website

Among other pieces of information that the public should be able to see, according to this new rule, was “the number of children placed in the custody of the department who have run away while in custody.” uncertain

who → see → custody

There are 56 children in foster care in New Mexico that the state cannot locate. asserted

state → be → that

How did this happen? asserted

this → happen → ?

And why is the government agency that is supposed to keep them safe failing them so spectacularly? asserted

that → suppose → them