RHV: The Opioid Crisis and Foster Care

 
Wendy Welch, PhD, author of "Fall or Fly (https://www.ohioswallow.com/book/Fall+or+Fly)" discusses the opioid crisis and how it has affected the foster care system in Appalachia.
Dr. Welch is the Director of the Southwest Virginia Graduate Medical Education Consortium (https://swvagmec.com/)and owner of the Tales of the Lonesome Pine (https://www.facebook.com/Tales-of-The-Lonesome-Pine-LLC-166114776736491/) bookstore.
Also referenced in this episode is "Counting Down (https://www.ohioswallow.com/book/Counting+Down)", a memoir about both the rewards and the daunting challenges of being a foster family.