PAAC Outreach, Enrollment, and Vaccinations
Join the Partnership of African American Churches for a morning/early afternoon of education, enrollment, COVID-19 testing, and vaccinations. Learn a little, say “hello,” get tested, and if eligible,…
COVID-19 Online Exploitation
Cases of online child sexual abuse surge in WV
by Erin Beck As the COVID-19 pandemic persists, West Virginians have reported a drastic increase in cases of child sexual abuse involving the Internet. West Virginians reported about 450 more cases of online child sexual exploitation to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in 2021 than in 2020, Read more…
COVID-19 Drug Crisis Mental Health School Health Uncategorized
As demand for child mental services increases, state health officials say they are expanding programs
by Erin Beck, Kids’ Health Coordinator In a series of recent posts on the child mental health crisis in West Virginia, I wrote about how children in West Virginia are ending up in crises in hospital emergency rooms with nowhere to send them. I also wrote about how aspects of Read more…