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In July the reported number of children in state custody dropped below 6,000 for the first time in six years. However, that number is back up.
Every month the Department of Human Services (DoHS) reports how many children are in state custody on an online dashboard. November’s updated numbers show 6,126 kids in state custody, which is up from last month’s report. Overall the state is up by nearly 200 children since the state hit a six year low this past July.
West Virginia has led the nation in foster care entry rates since 2010. Experts say this crisis was largely fed by the state’s Substance Use Disorder epidemic. In 2020 the state hit an all time high with 7,433 thousand children in state custody
