Child Protective Services

Background Checks To Protect Vulnerable Children, Adults Go Digital

Anyone applying to be foster, kinship or adoptive parents, household members, certain employees and volunteers who work with children and vulnerable adults, can now submit background checks through an online portal.

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Safety Of Students Transferring Out Of School Discussed At Capitol

Lawmakers heard reaction from a panel of experts reviewing proposed legislation to ensure the safety of children who withdraw from public schools.

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Us & Them Encore: Our Foster Care Crisis

Across the nation, more than 390,000 children rely on foster care, while a shortage of licensed foster homes is creating a growing crisis. As May marks National Foster Care Month, this encore episode of Us & Them explores the lives of children, foster parents, and families navigating a system under strain.

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Morrisey Vetoes 12 Bills In Final Hours Before Deadline

The West Virginia Legislature closed its 60-day session at midnight on March 14. Gov. Patrick Morrisey had 15 days, not counting Sundays, to sign, veto or allow the 306 bills the body passed to become law. That deadline passed Wednesday night.

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