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W.Va. Overdose Death Rates Fall By 38%

The opioid epidemic’s hardest-hit state in the union continues to outpace the nation’s declining overdose death rate. ...

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W.Va.’s Overdose Death Rate Decline Surpasses The National Rate

West Virginia’s drug overdose death rate continues to fall, even faster than it is nationwide.

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Elkins Foster Care Facility To Close, While More Youth Enter State Care

The number of West Virginia children in state care spiked to more than 6,000 this month. As the state struggles with a shortage of licensed foster homes, one residential facility will close by the end of the year.

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Department Of Human Services Reports Increase In Children In State Custody

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) r...

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