西弗吉尼亚州启动一项6M基金,以扩大州内寄养照料、减少州外安置和再投资储蓄。 West Virginia launches a $6M fund to expand in-state foster care, reducing out-of-state placements and reinvesting savings.

西弗吉尼亚州州长帕特里克·莫里西公布了一项600万美元的循环基金,用于扩大州内寄养服务,旨在减少被安置在州外的儿童人数。 West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey unveiled a $6 million revolving fund to expand in-state foster care services, aiming to reduce the number of children placed out of state. 该计划的重点是改造国家设施,以提供专门的精神病、发育和创伤护理,同时从较低的国家外安置费用中节省费用——每名儿童平均费用为156 000美元——再投入该系统。 The plan focuses on renovating state facilities to provide specialized psychiatric, developmental, and trauma care, with savings from lower out-of-state placement costs—averaging $156,000 per child—reinvested into the system. 该倡议支持更广泛的改革,包括改善案件监督、数据工具和亲属照料,借鉴最近取得的进展,如1 100例收养和不断下降的搬迁率。 The initiative supports broader reforms including improved case supervision, data tools, and kinship care, building on recent progress like 1,100 adoptions and declining removal rates. 预计立法者将考虑相关立法,进一步的供资细节将在州长1月14日的州政府咨文中分享。 Lawmakers are expected to consider related legislation, with further funding details to be shared in the governor’s January 14 State of the State address.