WVU Today Some LGBTQ+ people want to be part of faith communities. And though they have concerns about inclusion, they hope to find a faith community that feels like a home, based on West Virginia University research. Megan Gandy, BSW program director at the WVU School of Social Work, ...
Police reform remains top of mind for many in the U.S., and Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., is proposing a commonsense way forward. This month, he announced he would reintroduce a pair of bills aimed at averting police confrontations with people who suffer with mental illness. The legislation calls ...
Social worker aims to help foster families affected by SUD Newsroom@DominionPost.com As a counselor and social worker at Monongalia County Health Department whose primary focus is working with individuals with substance use issues and their loved ones, Mark Liptrap sees how his ...
Individuals with substance use disorder and others affected by it will be able to seek an assessment for free counseling, thanks to a grant received by the Monongalia County Quick Response Team. Mark Liptrap Maryland native Mark Liptrap, who has lived in West Virginia for 22 ...
KINGWOOD -— The North Central West Virginia Community Action Association (NCWVCAA) has moved to downtown Kingwood. Kim Gibson, community services assistant for NCWVCAA, said the nonprofit has relocated to 117 S. Price St., across the street from the courthouse. Gibson said due to ...
Many in our community were already under strain even before the COVID-19 pandemic landed on our doorsteps. And as the seemingly endless effects of its wave continue to hit, some of us have felt the struggle now more than ever.You may feel alone. You may be scared. And you may be stressed ...