A new leadership team at the state Children, Youth and Families Department, including a child welfare expert from Washington, D.C., and a former New Mexico health department secretary, won praise for its candor Tuesday in tackling child protection deficiencies that have plagued the agency for decades.

The new team overseen by acting CYFD Secretary Valerie Sandoval took shape in the past three weeks after the sudden retirement of CYFD Secretary Teresa Casados on Sept. 5.

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