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The New Mexico Child Abuse and Neglect Citizen Review Board (CRB) was legislatively created in 1983 “to provide a permanent system for independent and objective monitoring of children placed in the custody of the Children, Youth and Families department.” CRB’s mission is to fulfill the directives of the New Mexico Legislature, pursuant to the Citizens Substitute Care Act (Section 32-A-8 NMSA 1978). Specifically, the law requires that CRB:

1. Make recommendations to the department, the courts, and the legislature regarding statutes, policies and procedures relating to substitute care. (Section 32-8-4 NMSA 1978)

2. Prior to any judicial review by the court…CRB shall review any dispositional order or the continuation of the order and the department’s progress report on the child and submit a report to the court. (Section 32-8-6 NMSA 1978)