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On this West Virginia Morning, substance use disorder and mental health challenges reached a boiling point during the COVID-19 pandemic, so a few localities decided to try something new. Inside Appalachia’s Mason Adams spent time over several months with crisis teams in Huntington and Princeton.
And the state commits to helping children through improvements to foster care and new savings accounts, while local and federal law enforcement focus on seatbelt enforcement.
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State Treasurer Larry Pack will be sending out a letter to newborn parents in West Virginia to encourage them to enroll their children in “Trump Accounts.”
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWest Virginia became the 19th state to join the national initiative, A Home For Every Child on Thursday.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA plan to funnel millions of dollars in oil and gas royalties toward conservation efforts is getting support from an unexpected group. From The Allegheny Front, we learn about fracking proposals in southeastern Ohio – and what WVU researchers say could be the impact on wildlife.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsGov. Patrick Morrisey wants to increase collaboration between faith-based community organizations and the state's child welfare system.
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