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Children aged 13 and older would have the right to proper notice of a hearing where the outcome may affect them, the option to attend the hearing and the right to have the outcome explained to them.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFollowing the attempted suicide of a child in state custody placed in a hotel in February, a judge ordered a monitor to oversee West Virginia’s child protective services.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsNonprofit newsroom Mountain State Spotlight is publishing a three-part series on the state's foster care crisis. WVPB News director Eric Douglas sat down with their editor at large, Erica Peterson, to discuss what they found.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOne of West Virginia’s Foster Care Ombudsmen testified before a committee during November’s interim legislative session about the role her office plays in the state’s child welfare system.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFor many years West Virginia has led the nation in foster care rates, with more than 6,000 children currently in state custody. This year, the state legislature formed a work group to identify and address complaints of neglect and ineptitude in the state’s child welfare system. As Emily Rice reports, the work group reported their findings and recommendations to lawmakers this month.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe re-organization of the DHHR, as directed by lawmakers in 2023, is going well, with a few hiccups, Department of Health Secretary Sherri Young told a legislative committee on Tuesday.
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