By the numbers
| The New Mexican
Posted: Saturday, March 13, 2010 - 3/13/10
     
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BY THE NUMBERS

31,101 Children in Santa Fe County in 2005

2.3 Percent of children in state custody who are from Santa Fe County in 2009

199 Reports of suspected child abuse in Santa Fe County between April and June 2009

15.8 Percent of those reports substantiated by Child Protective Services investigations

2,028 New Mexico children in foster care because of abuse or neglect

1,278 Number of those children who need behavioral health services

859 Number of those children who are under the age of 5

400 Number of those children who have medical problems that require specific medical attention

Sources: New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department report, New Mexico Citizen Review Board 2010 Annual Report








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