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Advocate for Children

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Educate the Public

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Strengthen Families

Educate the Public Strengthen Families

Circle of Parents is a network of parent-led, self-help groups, where parents and caregivers share ideas, successes, and address the challenges surrounding parenting. Groups can be open to the general community or tailored to parents who share interests or circumstances.

Educate the Public Strengthen Families

Healthy Families Mountain State, part of the Healthy Families America network, is an accredited in-home family education program offered free of charge to families of all types in Cabell, Lincoln, Logan, Mason and Wayne counties in West Virginia.

Educate the Public

Our Babies: Safe and Sound is an educational campaign that provides parents and other caregivers of infants under the age of one, as well as expectant parents and professionals, with information and tips on ways to keep babies safe while sleeping and how to keep your cool when babies cry.

Educate the Public Strengthen Families

Partners in Prevention is a unique model of communities working together to strengthen families and help West Virginia’s children grow up free from abuse and neglect. The model is based on the belief that child well-being hinges on the capacity of local communities to support families and protect children.

Educate the Public Advocate for Children

Western Regional CASA works to create a quality volunteer advocacy network with a goal of engaging and empowering enough volunteers to give a voice to every abused and neglected child in the court system for the West Virginia market area we serve.

Educate the Public Strengthen Families

The West Virginia Infant/Toddler Mental Health Association is committed to building the capacity of professional development to support and meet the needs of all children and families.

Mapping the Gap: Child Care Availability Online Dashboard

In partnership with TEAM for West Virginia Children and the West Virginia Association for Young Children (WVAYC), Child Care Aware® of America (CCAoA) has developed a new interactive dashboard to map the supply and demand of child care for children in West Virginia in 2023.

Find Help!

Connect families to available resources in your community.

This resource, powered by FindHelp.org (previously Aunt Bertha), is a nationwide online directory to help individuals connect with resources and services in their community. Through a zip code search, the site provides information on local food or housing programs, health and care services, financial help, education and work programs, and legal services.

The information about providers and services included in this resource directory does not constitute an endorsement on the part of Prevent Child Abuse West Virginia. Always seek the advice of qualified professionals regarding your physical and mental health as well as legal questions or concerns you may have.

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2023 Service to Children Award Celebration

The TEAM for West Virginia Children honored Marilyn Murdock with our 2023 presentation of the Service to Children Award. The Presenting Sponsor for the 2023 Service to Children Award Celebration is Hoops Family Children’s Hospital at Cabell Huntington Hospital, member of Mountain Health Network.

No Need To Wait

We need your donations now.  This has truly been an unprecedented time with some real challenges for both the TEAM and the people we serve.  We have been able to continue our work during the pandemic, but our fundraising has taken a hard hit.  Most of our programs are grant-funded, but there are holes in our budget.  Please consider donating today.

For those of you just learning about the TEAM, please take a minute to view this very short video.

TEAM for WV Children Honored Marilyn Murdock at Annual “Service to Children” Celebration

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — TEAM for West Virginia Children presented Marilyn Murdock with its annual Service to Children Award on May 18th, 2023, at the Guyan Country Club in Huntington. The celebration featured a 1950s drive-in theme and included a variety of music, food, and fun.  The Hoops Family Children's Hospital, part of the Mountain Health Network, was the presenting sponsor. “This year, TEAM is honoring Marilyn as she represents the finest of what our community and our state [...]

Wear Blue in April for Child Abuse Prevention Month

Every year, April—National Child Abuse Prevention Month—is dedicated to recognizing the importance of working together to prevent child abuse and strengthen families. Throughout the month, Prevent Child Abuse West Virginia focuses on raising awareness about the need for safe, stable, nurturing environments that help children thrive. It’s crucial that communities work together to build positive futures for our children, because prevention cannot and does not happen alone. Challenging life circumstances commonly overload and overburden parents and caregivers, making [...]

Prevent Child Abuse West Virginia
Partners in Community Outreach West Virginia
Western Regional CASA
West Virginia Infant Toddler Mental Health Association
Mountain State Healthy Families