by Erin Beck, Kids’ Health Correspondent National health groups have declared a mental health crisis among the nation’s children. What does that look like in West Virginia? According to mental health professionals, adults aren’t detecting problems in kids soon enough, and there aren’t enough community-based options, such as local providers Read more…
For the last several weeks in West Virginia, we’ve seen a slow increase of the number of COVID-19 cases in the 0-19 age group as reported on the WVDHHR’s COVD-19 dashboard. As of 10am this morning, children under 19 account for 12.98 percent of all cases in our state. For Read more…
I’ve known Dr. Laure Marino for years; I can’t remember the first time we met, but the last time we worked together, she moderated a kids’ health policy roundtable on the unmet needs of kids affected by the drug crisis. Before that, we were part of a team picking up Read more…