Campaign kicks off to highlight children affected by opioid epidemic [register-herald.com]

Alicia Doktor 3/2/1812:00 PM

CHARLESTON — As the opioid epidemic continues to ravage West Virginia, a group of child welfare advocates gathered Wednesday to kickoff a campaign to ensure children impacted by the crisis aren't forgotten.

"We talk a lot about the drug epidemic in terms of overdoses and first responders, but we rarely talk about the kids," said Kelli Caseman, Director of Child Health with West Virginians for Affordable Health Care. "They're kind of the second line of casualties."

Caseman is leading "Year of the Child," a year-long campaign to unite individuals working for the welfare of children, and to create ideas for meaningful solutions.

[For more on this story by Wendy Holdren, go to http://www.register-herald.com...a2-8e08d657d528.html]

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