Good: HB 4074 — Meghan’s Law; to train public school personnel and students regarding self-harm and eating disorder signs, prevention and treatment. The mental health crisis is real — especially among our young people. Anything that gets kids the help they need is good in our ...
Like many West Virginians, I was upset when singer Bette Midler, angry about Sen. Joe Manchin’s objection to the Build Back Better plan, tweeted that our state was “poor, illiterate and strung out.” Ouch! We have challenges of poverty and drug abuse, but it is hurtful when ...
After a bout with COVID-19, Gov. Jim Justice is back in the saddle and once again leading his COVID briefings. We’re glad to hear the governor is feeling much better. Justice rightfully credits the brevity and relative mildness of his illness to being both fully vaccinated and boosted. ...
When West Virginia University revealed it had found a public suicide threat, it responded immediately by reminding the letter’s writer and all students that they could seek mental health help at the Carruth Center. Students scoffed online. The reactions were similar to this past May, ...
by Azeem Khan and Olivia Dowler It is discouraging that a recent effort from members of the West Virginia University Student Government Association to engage Gov. Jim Justice on funding for mental health was met with cynicism from the administration. We still hold hope to engage with ...
After a fall surge even worse than last winter, West Virginia’s COVID-19 cases are finally trending down — for now. As the Associated Press recently reported, West Virginia has gone from first to worst in vaccination rates. Without widespread vaccination, another surge is sure to ...