DHHR Awards Funding for LEAD Programs
07/11/2018
DHHR has awarded $480,000 to expand the statewide capacity of Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) programs that divert adults with a substance use disorder or a co-occurring disorder from the criminal justice system to community-based services. ...more

DHHR Awards Funding for Quick Response Teams
07/11/2018
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) has awarded $500,000 to expand the statewide capacity of Quick Response Teams (QRTs). ...more

DHHR Awards Funding for Collegiate Recovery Programs
07/10/2018
DHHR has awarded nearly $100,000 in funding to expand the statewide capacity of recovery resources for adults in educational environments through Collegiate Recovery Programs (CRPs). ...more

DHHR Announces Availability of $1 Million in Ryan Brown Funding
07/10/2018
DHHR today announced funding availability totaling $1 million to expand substance use disorder (SUD) residential treatment services in Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Nicholas and Roane counties. ...more

DHHR to Begin Phase Two of Federal Waiver to Treat Substance Use
06/28/2018
DHHR Bureau for Medical Services today announced Medicaid recipients will begin receiving the second phase of new services under the West Virginia 1115 Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Waiver beginning July 1, 2018....more

School Clothing Allowance Applications Accepted through July 31, 2018
06/28/2018
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), Division of Family Assistance will begin accepting school clothing allowance applications on Monday, July 2, 2018, for eligible children enrolled in West Virginia schools. ...more

Former Healthways, Inc. Employee Convicted on Criminal Charges
06/25/2018
DHHR's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit led the investigation of Patricia Lancaster, 64, who was convicted on June 18, 2018 of a felony charge of presenting false claims under medical programs. The charges were filed in Brooke County Circuit Court....more

DHHR Awarded $1.8 Million for Black Lung Program
06/07/2018
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) will receive $1.8 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to help coal miners and others living with Black Lung disease. ...more

DHHR Announces Implementation of New Opioid Prescribing Requirements
06/07/2018
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) today announced the implementation of Senate Bill 273, also known as the Opioid Reduction Act, effective June 7, 2018....more

DHHR Begins Distributing Naloxone Statewide for First Responders
06/05/2018
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), Bureau for Public Health today announced efforts are underway to distribute naloxone statewide to emergency first responders. ...more

State Health Officer Issues Strong Recommendation for Food Service and Restaurant Owners in Kanawha and Putnam Counties to Have Their Employees Vaccinated Against Hepatitis A
05/23/2018
DHHR, Bureau for Public Health has requested the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department provide hepatitis A vaccination clinics for restaurant and food service employees in Kanawha and Putnam counties....more

DHHR Announces Funding Availability for LEAD Programs
05/15/2018
DHHR today announced funding availability totaling $600,000 to expand the statewide capacity of Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) programs....more

DHHR Announces Funding Availability for Collegiate Recovery Programs
05/15/2018
DHHR today announced funding availability totaling $100,000 to expand the statewide capacity of recovery resources for adults in educational environments through Collegiate Recovery Programs (CRPs). ...more

DHHR Intensifies Hepatitis A Prevention Efforts in Kanawha and Putnam Counties
05/11/2018
​The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), Bureau for Public Health today announced enhanced efforts to work with local health officials in Kanawha and Putnam counties as part of the hepatitis A outbreak response....more

DHHR Announces Funding Availability for Quick Response Teams
05/10/2018
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) today announced funding availability totaling $750,000 to expand the statewide capacity of Quick Response Teams (QRTs). ...more