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The state's foster care system depends on Grandfamilies but does little to support their mental health
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Times West Virginian5d
The state's foster care system depends on Grandfamilies but does little to support their mental health
In a state with desperate need for foster families, West Virginia officials frequently ... But relatives face more mental health strain than other caregivers, and state health officials don ...
West Virginia officials ordered to report as child case workers to address staffing shortage
A judge in West Virginia has ordered the new chief of a state agency and several of his subordinates to be assigned as Child Protective Services workers.
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WVU Medicine successfully diagnoses West Virginia woman’s mysterious illness
At only 27 years old, Daniela Powers felt like she was dying. What began as unexplained rashes exploded into a debilitating ...
State of the Mind Address uses ‘good trouble’ to advocate for mental health
Fighting for the mental wellbeing of everyone in the Forest City, the State of the Mind Institute holds an event dedicated to ...
Parkersburg News and Sentinel5d
West Virginia University closes its Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey speaks about executive orders he issued on his first day as governor at a news conference at the State Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. on Tuesday, January 14 ...
Vanguard6d
Mental Health: Yaba Psychiatric Hospital advocates for increased support amid rising challenges
The Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital ... in mental health care. The hospital’s Medical Director, Dr. Olugbenga Owoeye, made this appeal during the official visit of the Minister of State ...
Boston.com4d
State backs controversial ‘Weston Whopper’ housing development
The Weston Zoning Board denied the permit in July 2022. The “project as proposed represents a direct threat to public health and safety ... But the state committee ruled that the board ...
Yakima Herald-Republic5d
WA bill seeks cap for sending people to state psychiatric hospitals
Reactions to House Bill 1218 are mixed, highlighting the tension between counties and the state over who is responsible for criminal defendants who need mental health treatment. Representatives ...
Science Daily6d
Mental Health News
Jan. 30, 2025 — Women who go on to develop postpartum depression (PPD) may have characteristic levels of neuroactive steroids, molecules derived from the hormone progesterone, in their blood ...
Science Daily6d
Mental Health Research News
Jan. 30, 2025 — Women who go on to develop postpartum depression (PPD) may have characteristic levels of neuroactive steroids, molecules derived from the hormone progesterone, in their blood ...
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Judge's ruling aims to address CPS staffing crisis in West Virginia
A historically troubled agency in West Virginia could be seeing a big change, a change local attorneys welcome for the benefit of the children.In 2020, then-Gov ...