Children’s Health

Government WVPB Staff, Aug. 14, 2024

A Culture Of Violence At Southern Regional Jail, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, two more former corrections officers with the Southern Regional Jail in Beaver pled guilty last week for their role in the beating death of an inmate in March 2022.

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Health & Science Emily Rice, Apr. 23, 2024

State Health Officials Announce Completion Of Medicaid Unwinding

The West Virginia Department of Human Services Bureau for Medical Services released updated data following the completion of the state’s Medicaid unwinding period.

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Health & Science Emily Rice, Oct. 10, 2023

DHHR To Distribute Federal Funding For Mental Health And Substance Use Services

In a release, the DHHR outlined seven grant programs that will support various health initiatives across the state.

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Education Randy Yohe, May. 01, 2023

Child Mental Health Program Showing Positive Results

Department of Health and Human Services studies show one in four West Virginia adults have a mental illness, but more than one in three adolescents report feeling sad or hopeless and one in five have considered suicide.

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Health & Science Randy Yohe, Sep. 06, 2022

Children’s Crisis Center Will Offer ‘Safe Haven’ Treatment

A proposed Children’s Crisis Center is intended to offer a safe alternative to the use of hospital emergency departments and hotel rooms for children experiencing a behavioral health crisis and who have been removed from their homes.

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WVPB News May. 08, 2019

Changing our Approach to Children's Mental Health

A California advocacy organization is trying to reinvent America’s approach to children’s mental health. The idea is to remove mental health care from the…

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