Recovery

The opioid crisis is at the center of a new project from West Virginia filmmaker Tijah Bumgarner.

Susie Mullens has been working with those in recovery for 30 years. She was named the National Collegiate Recovery Advocate of the Year in 2021.

On this West Virginia Morning, we look at new and growing collegiate recovery programs for students struggling with substance use disorder. Also, we have updates on the COVID-19 vaccine, school bus replacements, and a story about the 50th anniversary of the Twenty-sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in West Virginia.

On this West Virginia Morning, the pandemic forced people in substance use treatment into isolation, but human interaction is a key part of recovery. We explore the impacts. Also, we have a conversation with an author who wrote about the first Black woman in the United States who was a licensed racehorse trainer.

West Virginia Superintendent of Schools Clayton Burch has two particular goals in mind he wants to tackle when students and staff return in January: recovery and the achievement gap.

A free, state-run, substance-use recovery and job-training program celebrated a big milestone this week. The Jobs & Hope West Virginia initiative saw its first expungement.

National stories about Appalachia sometimes overlook the people who are working on the ground to solve problems in their communities. This episode of…

On this West Virginia Morning, we hear from an author who wants to see some systemic change in how we talk about and work with people struggling with…

Human beings are social creatures, but the pandemic is making it difficult to interact with one another. It is also bringing to light just how important…

On this West Virginia Morning, we learn that not all courts are keeping open for the public during the coronavirus pandemic. Also, in this show, we hear…