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The lawsuit, filed on behalf of former foster children by nonprofit A Better Childhood, seeks systemic reforms of West Virginia’s troubled foster care system.

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A federal appeals court just breathed new life into a lawsuit that aims to force WV to reform its foster care system

West Virginia has removed kids from some out-of-state foster homes; officials offer no plan for broader system fix

WV foster care advocates suggest policy changes to address problems with the state’s system

Foster care: A system in crisis

Impact: WV lawmakers promise look at system that left foster kids in abusive out-of-state facilities

West Virginia knows how to keep kids out of foster care. But funding for key programs has been in short supply.

Foster kids need families to live with and state social workers to check on them. West Virginia doesn’t have enough of either.

West Virginia’s reliance on out-of-state group homes leaves some foster kids in unsafe, abusive situations

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