CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia on Thursday announced it has received more than $1 million in grant funds that will temporarily sustain the state’s family treatment courts over the next year. The funds were received through the Public Defender Services of West Virginia.

The court has been awarded up to $1,162,038 through the Public Defender Services’ Impacting Child Abuse and Neglect (iCan) grant program. The grant funds are sourced through federal participation under Title IV-E of the Social Security Act, which supports legal services in child welfare cases.

“I want to thank the Public Defender Services, including Executive Director Dana Eddy, for their willingness to step up and provide funding for our Family Treatment Courts for the coming y

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