by Amelia Ferrell Knisely This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). More than 3,000 kids went to West Virginia University Medicine’s emergency rooms for mental health care last year during Read more…
by Crystal Good, writing for the “When All Are Counted” Project Sometimes, you have to call a thing what it is. As a Black woman in West Virginia’s policy community, I’ve had a front-row seat to progressive, white-led organizations whose leaders dedicate time and resources to supporting Black issues. Still, Read more…
In physical and mental health care, and in life, nonbinary people experience more challenges, which can make them feel despondent and worthless. But despite backlash from those who want to erase them (or try and fail to, because their identity is no one but theirs to decide), they see hope Read more…