Children in these cases are typically placed in department custody and have to sit with CPS workers at DHHR offices or stay in hotels with workers while waiting for out-of-state facilities as no facility is available in West Virginia.

Source: https://wvmetronews.com/2023/10/16/referral-backlog-of-child-abuse-neglect-cases-top-400-in-eastern-panhandle-courts/

New House Health Committee Chair Amy Summers questions a review of DHHR.

Source: https://wvmetronews.com/2023/01/01/discussion-increasing-about-possible-division-of-dhhr-into-3-departments/

“We’ve got to get DHHR involved, the governor’s office, the Legislature, the organizations that come here with us every month to meet, the faith-based communities.

Source: https://wvmetronews.com/2023/05/10/state-boe-concerned-about-school-suspension-data-released-wednesday/