Feeding and Swallowing Clinic: Offers multi-disciplinary feeding assessments for children aged birth to 18 years. Children are seen by multiple pediatric feeding practitioners from various fields such as speech language pathology, occupational therapy, nutrition, developmental psychology and social work.
Help Me Grow West Virginia: Free referral service that connects families with critical development resources for their children birth through five years. The goal of Help Me Grow is to successfully identify children at-risk and link them to the help they need.
Pediatric and Adolescent Occupational Therapy Services Clinic: The Pediatric and Adolescent Occupational Therapy Services clinic serves children and adolescents ages 1-19 who are having any challenge developmentally which could include motor skills, cognition, vision and perception, self-care, play, sensory processing, and/ or participation with peers, in school or with activities.
Positive Behavior Support (PBS) Program: Multiple services and trainings for parents, families and children that use evidence-based strategies to improve quality of life and decrease challenging behaviors.
Positive Parenting Program (Triple P) Seminars: Free virtual three-part webinar series offered multiple times throughout the year for parents and caregivers of children with disabilities who are up to 12 years old. Provides general information about promoting child development.
Right From The Start Program: Statewide program that helps West Virginia mothers and their babies lead healthier lives by offering home visitation services with a Designated Care Coordinator (registered nurse or licensed social worker). Services are free and support mothers, their new babies and their families by helping create a safe, nurturing home. Designated Care Coordinators discuss any questions and concerns you may have and help you find the resources you need.
Strengthening Families: A research-based, cost-effective strategy to increase family stability, enhance child development and reduce child abuse and neglect.
West Virginia Birth to Three: The mission of WV Birth to Three is to partner with families and caregivers to build upon their strengths by offering coordination, supports and resources to enhance children’s learning and development.
West Virginia Head Start: The aim of Head Start is to guide parents and their children to fulfill their individual potential. By connecting families to essential social, health, and educational services, Head Start strives to enhance the social and cognitive development of participating children, including school readiness.
WVU Medicine Children’s Neurodevelopmental Center: Offers multiple child development services including applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and physical therapy.
Children’s Home Society of West Virginia: Offers child welfare, behavioral health, social casework, and advocacy services, including foster care and adoption, to 16,000+ children and families from 13 primary locations statewide.
KVC West Virginia: A private, nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening families and preventing child abuse and neglect. Helps children and families in crisis with personalized plans that give them the support, skills and resources to be strong and happy. KVC also helps children and families experiencing mental health needs with caring treatment so they can embrace their worth, build resilience and thrive.
Mentoring with Oversight for Developing Independence with Foster Youth (MODIFY) Program: Provides on-going services to youth who are transitioning out of the foster care system. The program also provides technical assistance to the Department of Health and Human Resources, group foster care residential facilities, specialized foster care agencies, youth, foster parents, and the community on independent living services and transitioning services for youth aging out of foster care.
Middle College at Fairmont State University: This innovative program serves as an opportunity for West Virginia youth to embark on a distinct pathway to success. Middle College is more than just an academic program; it acts as a crucial bridge between high school and college and is exclusively dedicated to serving the unique needs of youth in foster care. Program is open to West Virginia youth ages 16 and older who are currently in foster care.
Specialized Family Care Program: Helps connect children and adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities to families who are willing to open their homes and hearts to them. Persons qualified for this program live in a foster care setting with individuals and families who are specially screened, trained, and state certified to provide care in their home offering the person care, support, training, and supervision. The person is welcomed into that home as a family member.
FAST Program (Family Advocacy, Support and Training): Statewide parent and youth network that engages families in the planning, management, and evaluation of their child’s mental health treatment and service needs, including special educational requirements. Young children and students (0-21 years) who live in West Virginia, have a mental health, co-occuring or co-existing diagnosis, and who are struggling or experiencing discrimination in school or early learning programs because of their mental health challenges are all eligible for FAST services. There are no income requirements for this program.
IMPACT WV Trainings: The IMPACT WV Learning Portal is an online clearing house for training and resources to help educate families and providers on the effects of substance use on the family unit and child development.
Parent Network Specialists (PNS): PNS are parents of children with disabilities and/or special healthcare needs. They have been trained to help families get the support and services they need.
Parent to Parent (P2P) of West Virginia: A volunteer matching program for parents and caregivers of children with disabilities or special healthcare needs. P2P of West Virginia connects families of children with special healthcare needs to a trained, volunteer support parent who has been on a similar journey.
Positive Behavior Support (PBS) Trainings: PBS online learning portal offers self-paced web courses for providers, parents, caregivers, and students. Trainings can be viewed on your computer or mobile device at your convenience. Trainings include an overview of person-centered methods, trauma informed positive behavior support, and an introduction to adverse childhood experiences.
West Virginia Parent Training and Information, Inc.: Goal is to enhance education, inclusion, and transition opportunities for children and youth with disabilities by empowering parents and caregivers to be effective self-advocates for their children and youth through training, information, resources, and building leadership skills.
HELP4WV: Offers a 24/7 call, chat, and text line that provides immediate help for any West Virginian struggling with an addiction or mental health issue. Call or text 844-435-7498.
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Greater Wheeling: An organization of families, friends and individuals whose lives have been affected by mental illness. They advocate for better lives for those individuals who have a mental illness.
Prevent Suicide WV: West Virginia’s statewide suicide prevention program, provides for education, consultation and technical assistance services, intervention, follow-up and support services for our fellow West Virginians as it relates to suicide risk and loss.
Quiet Minds First Episode Psychosis (FEP): Quiet Minds is a collaborative, recovery-oriented approach for youth ages 14-30 who are experiencing first episode psychosis, therefore reducing the disruption to the young person’s functioning and psychosocial development.
ReClaimWV: An initiative by the WV Department of Education as a response to the opioid epidemic. Provides trauma, substance misuse and mental health resources for students, parents, teachers and communities.
Regional Youth Service Centers: Coordinates community-based mental health and substance use services for youth and adults aged 12-25 and partners with families and youth. These supports aim to help youth thrive in their homes, schools and communities.
West Virginia Expanded School Mental Health (ESMH): A multi-tiered system of support where schools, families and strategic community partners work together to enhance student mental health in schools.
WVU CED Mental Health Services: Supports individuals to increase their well-being, exercise choices and seek resources to support their mental health status. Services include individual and group counseling, training and consultation.
WV Children’s Behavioral Health Services: Includes map and links to statewide service programs to promote the behavioral health of children and youth in West Virginia communities through primary prevention and individualized services for mental health, substance use, and intellectual and developmental disabilities. The state also has a map and links for all 13 Comprehensive Behavioral Health Centers for adults.
Alcoholics Anonymous West Virginia: List of active AA meetings in the state. Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of people who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.
Families Strong West Virginia: Free, 8-week support group for family and friends of individuals who use substances. Private groups with 10 members or less. Virtual and in-person options available.
HELP4WV: Offers a 24/7 call, chat, and text line that provides immediate help for any West Virginian struggling with an addiction or mental health issue. Call or text 844-435-7498.
IMPACT WV: Provides services for families and providers to create opportunities and address the needs of children diagnosed with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) or who were exposed to substances in utero.
Mountaineer Region of Narcotics Anonymous: The Mountaineer Region of Narcotics Anonymous is made up of Central and Southern West Virginia, and part of the Mid-Ohio Valley.
ReClaimWV: An initiative by the WV Department of Education as a response to the opioid epidemic. Provides trauma, substance misuse and mental health resources for students, parents, teachers and communities.
Regional Youth Service Centers: Coordinates community-based mental health and substance use services for youth and adults aged 12-25 and partners with families and youth. These supports aim to help youth thrive in their homes, schools and communities.
SMART Recovery: SMART Recovery is an evidenced-informed recovery method grounded in Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), that supports people with substance dependencies or problem behaviors to build and maintain motivation, cope with urges and cravings, live a balanced life, and manage thoughts, feelings and behaviors. Free meetings available online and in person.
West Virginia Prevention Lead Organizations: Prevention programs boost protective factors and eliminate or reduce risk factors. Prevention Lead Organizations are located in six regions throughout the state. These leads have extensive training and experience related to prevention, and coordinate efforts among county coalitions and other specialists. They provide services such as information dissemination, education, alternatives, problem ID and referral, community-based processes, and environmental strategies.
