FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - May 21, 2024
Kevin S. Settlement Pilot Team Unveils Recommendations to the State
Open to the Community
FARMINGTON, NEW MEXICO –
The San Juan Coordinated Action Pilot Team (SJCAPT) was formed as part of the Kevin S. Settlement agreement and have been meeting monthly since October 2023 to collaborate and create actionable recommendations for the State of New Mexico to implement and improve the child welfare system. The SJCAPT was one of two pilot teams in the state of New Mexico. The other pilot team was in Doña Ana County.
The San Juan County pilot team consisted of individuals who work in the local child welfare system, as well as those with lived experience of the system. This meeting is an opportunity for the pilot team to share their recommendations with the community as well as continue the conversation on working toward building meaningful, solution-focused collaborations between the State, local behavioral health providers, and the local child-welfare community.
The purpose of the SJ CAPT pilot project is to create:
● A meaningful, solution-focused collaboration between the State, local behavioral health providers, and the local child-welfare community to look at current practice, identify strengths and challenges to implementing an integrated system of care that meets the individualized needs of children and their families involved with protective services.

● And: [operationalize] all reasonable recommendations and creative solutions brought forward and [build] out the availability of appropriate and needed services in the San Juan Community.

The community is invited to the final San Juan Coordinated Action Pilot Team meeting on Wednesday, June 5th from 4:00 - 6:00 pm at McGee Park, Multi-Use Building, Classroom A, 41 Rd 5568, Farmington, New Mexico.
For more information on the event, please contact:
CONTACT: Arlina Yazzie, projects@sagebrush.ltd, Sagebrush Ltd.

RSVPS are welcomed: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeHazDzgl78qeXtGmfXtZo9ZeaLNgnhwUBOv8XUEnT3V_10yA/viewform

ABOUT THE KEVIN S. SETTLEMENT Corrective Action Plan: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UTaVzQiSg7kxZiplbGGEU3Q2mUUDEfYu/view?usp=sharing