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FindTreatment.gov is the federal website set up to help people search for and find addiction treatment options in their communities. Photo: Kristen Uppercue/100 Days in Appalachia

The Federal Website That’s Supposed to Help ‘Find Treatment’ Needs Work, Experts Say

Recovery Stories

June 14, 2022

6 minute read

People walk among U.S. flags with the U.S. Capitol in the background, Sunday, March 15, 2020, in Washington. Photo: Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo

Why the Gun Safety Bill that Congress Might Pass Won’t Affect West Virginians

Guns in Appalachia

June 7, 2022

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A postcard image of Mount Zion Baptist Church, dated around 1909. COURTESY: Mount Zion Baptist Church Preservation Society

In SE Ohio, Community Reflects on Black History Preservation, Its Importance to Democracy

Black Appalachia

byLaura Harbert Allen

May 17, 2022

5 minute read

Review: ‘Another Appalachia: Coming Up Queer and Indian in a Mountain Place’

Queer Appalachia

bySkylar Baker-Jordan

March 31, 2022

6 minute read

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‘Will the Circle Be Unbroken?’ — Derek Akal’s Struggle to Stay, Part Two

This is chapter two of Derek Akal’s Struggle to Stay. In the first chapter, we met a young man from…

November 1, 2017