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Retired court justice to take reins of child welfare agency

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By MORGAN LEE AND CEDAR ATTANASIO
Associated Press / Report for America

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The head of New Mexico’s foster care and child welfare system has been replaced by a retired state Supreme Court justice. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Tuesday that Children, Youth and Families Department Secretary Brian Blalock is stepping down. Retired Justice Barbara J. Vigil will take charge Oct. 1. Lujan Grisham highlighted Vigil’s roots in the community as a native of New Mexico and her past work on juvenile justice policy and child wellbeing. New Mexico has reduced a backlog of investigations into child neglect reports, while Blalock’s tenure also was marred by concerns about the agency’s use of an auto-deleting messaging app.

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