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Erica Peterson
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Managing Editor, Mountain State Spotlight
Louisville
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Anything not related to public policy.
Content
By Erica Peterson Verified| Mountain State Spotlight Verified Support for this story came from the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2024 Data Fellowship and The Carter Center. Continued shortages: West Virginia is still struggling to hire and retain child welfare workers, with wide-reaching consequences for kids in the foster care system. Permanency: More than half of the kids who spent a year or more in West Virginia’s system between 2012-2022 experienced more than one placement.
By Erica Peterson Verified| Mountain State Spotlight Verified Support for this story came from the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2024 Data Fellowship and The Carter Center. Locked up: West Virginia still sends kids with physical or emotional disabilities to group homes and treatment centers at a rate three times the national average, according to the most recent data available.
By Erica Peterson Verified| Mountain State Spotlight Verified Support for this story came from the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2024 Data Fellowship and The Carter Center. Continued shortages: West Virginia is still struggling to hire and retain child welfare workers, with wide-reaching consequences for kids in the foster care system. Permanency: More than half of the kids who spent a year or more in West Virginia’s system between 2012-2022 experienced more than one placement.
Company Info
Mountain State Spotlight
Mountain State Spotlight is an independent, civic news organization that tells stories of importance to West Virginians about the issues and challenges facing their communities.
Charleston, West Virginia, United States
+1 877-399-7776