Resources

Laws and Regulations

• West Virginia Code 9-6-1-14; 9-6-16 Adult Protective Services
• West Virginia Code 16-5L-1 through 16-5L-22 Long-Term-Care Ombudsman Program

Disabilities

• Northern WV Center for Independent Living  (304) 296-6091
• WV Developmental Disabilities Council  (304) 558-0416
• WV Learning Disabilities Association  (866) 985-3211
• WVU Center for Excellence in Disability  (888) 829-9426

Disability Abuse

• West Virginia Foundation for Rape Information and Services (FRIS)
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• WVU Center for Excellence in Disabilities (CED)  (888) 829-9426

LGBTQ+ 

• Fairness WV
• PFLAG
• WVU LGBTQ+ Center

Crisis Networks

• Covenant House is a 24-hour, toll-free crisis hotline which provides crisis intervention, referral and information services to homeless, runaway and other troubled youth and their families throughout the U.S. With a database of over 26,000 agencies, trained crisis counselors are able to refer callers to help in their own communities. Covenant House NINELINE (800) 999-9999
• Boy’s Town (*Not* just for boys):  (800) 448-3000

Suicide Prevention

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
• Hopeline – (800) SUICIDE (800 784-2433) “THE HOPE LINE NETWORK

(800) SUICIDE is not limited to use by depressed or suicidal callers. It is also a valuable resource for anyone concerned about someone who seems at risk, despondent, hopeless, or considering a self-destructive act.”

Other agencies

• Help guide
• National Center for Victims of Crime
• National Center for Missing and Exploited Children