New Mexico Statutes Chapter 32A. Children's Code § 32A-3A-8. Voluntary placement; return of child to parent; department duty upon parent refusal to regain custody

(a) document in writing the details demonstrating the quality and quantity of services and assistance provided to alleviate the causes and conditions leading to the parent or guardian's refusal or inability to accept the child back into the parent or guardian's custody, on the court record;

(b) assist the child's parent or guardian through the steps of a department case plan and with accessing or developing the resources necessary to satisfy the department case plan; and

(c) conduct a comprehensive assessment of the circumstances of the child's family with a goal of reunification;

(a) identifying and establishing appropriate services and assisting the child's parent or guardian to overcome barriers to reunification, including assisting the parent or guardian in obtaining those services;

(b) conducting or causing to be conducted a diligent search for the child's extended family members and contacting and consulting with the child's extended family members and adult relatives to provide family structure and support for the child and the child's parent or guardian;

(c) offering and employing culturally appropriate family preservation strategies;

(d) taking steps to keep the child and the child's siblings together whenever possible; and

(e) identifying community resources, including housing, financial assistance, transportation, mental health services, health care, substance use prevention and treatment and peer support services, and assisting the child's parent or guardian; and