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Health & Science Jack Walker,

Department Of Human Services Taps New Commissioner For Social Services

Lorie Bragg was named the state's social services commissioner Wednesday. She has held the role in an interim capacity for several months following the most recent office holder's June 2024 departure.

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Government Jack Walker,

First Commissioner For Social Services Transitioning Out Of Role

Jeffrey Pack, the state's first commissioner for social services, is slated to assume a new role with the West Virginia Bureau of Senior Services once his successor is in place.

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Health & Science Emily Rice,

Lawmakers Hear Updates On DHHR Reorganization

The three appointed secretaries of the new bureaus of the DHHR provided lawmakers with updates on restructuring within the department. Legislation passed in 2023 required the department to be reorganized and split into three agencies after concerns of inefficiencies in the system.

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Government Shepherd Snyder,

Teens Moved From Martinsburg Treatment Facility After DHHR Investigation

Teenagers at a Martinsburg-based residential treatment facility were removed after a Department of Health and Human Resources investigation Friday.

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