Posted inSpecial series West Virginia knows how to keep kids out of foster care. But funding for key programs has been in short supply. by Molly Born, The GroundTruth Project and Amelia Ferrell Knisely September 23rd, 2021September 23rd, 2021
Posted inSpecial series Foster kids need families to live with and state social workers to check on them. West Virginia doesn’t have enough of either. by Molly Born, The GroundTruth Project and Amelia Ferrell Knisely September 22nd, 2021September 23rd, 2021
Posted inSpecial series West Virginia’s reliance on out-of-state group homes leaves some foster kids in unsafe, abusive situations by Amelia Ferrell Knisely and Molly Born, The GroundTruth Project September 21st, 2021September 22nd, 2021
Posted inNews Systemic abuse and neglect in WV group homes continues, with additional death reported by Ian Karbal September 16th, 2021September 16th, 2021
Posted inNews Amid a foster care crisis, WV didn’t pay private adoption agencies as promised by Amelia Ferrell Knisely June 11th, 2021June 11th, 2021
Posted inHealth West Virginia leaders didn’t act and a hospital closed. Then, it happened again. Patients suffered the consequences. by Lauren Peace October 16th, 2020October 15th, 2020
Posted inHealth ‘This place helps us stay alive.’ When a West Virginia community lost its mental health services, the results were a matter of life and death. by Lauren Peace October 15th, 2020October 21st, 2020
Posted inNews Nursing homes were an easy mark for COVID-19. Inaction and a broken system put West Virginia’s residents at greater risk. by Lauren Peace September 23rd, 2020October 12th, 2020
Posted inCOVID-19 The governor ‘tweaked’ a Harvard COVID map. Their experts say the state’s changes are flawed. by Lucas Manfield and Gabriella Brown September 18th, 2020October 12th, 2020
Posted inNews Scores of kids are unaccounted for in West Virginia’s troubled foster care system by Amelia Ferrell Knisely September 17th, 2020October 12th, 2020