Child Protective Services

A bill bringing major reforms to our foster care and social services system passed the West Virginia House of Delegates 99-1. Some key issues addressed in the bill will affect thousands of our most challenged children.

West Virginia’s foster care system has struggled to provide care for more than 7,000 children in the state. One of the biggest causes has been staffing shortages.

The Child Protective Services (CPS) system in West Virginia is struggling with a severe lack of staff, Commissioner Jeff Pack told the Joint Committee on Children and Families of the West Virginia Legislature earlier this week.

The West Virginia Senate’s Select Committee on Children and Families has advanced a bill that would create a string of reforms for employees of the…

A legislative post audit reveals serious problems with abuse and neglect cases handled by West Virginia’s Child Protective Services. Lawmakers heard the…

Yesterday, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources announced 48 Child Protective Services positions will be added across the state.In a…

An audit of the Bureau for Children and Families says the Department of Health and Human Resources needs to focus on the safety of Child Protective…