Judge mandates monitor to oversee child welfare in West Virginia after suicide attempt.

A West Virginia judge has mandated a monitor to oversee child placements in hotels and camps after a 12-year-old in state care attempted suicide in a hotel. This comes as a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit against the state's welfare system. The monitor, appointed for a year, will oversee the well-being of children housed in such settings, following reports of mental health crises and physical restraints.

February 28, 2025
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