The Breaking Point: Ohio County's Sordid Child Welfare Crisis The discovery of 16 siblings allegedly held captive in a rural Ohio home for years has exposed the dark reality that even in one of America's most affluent states, child welfare systems can be woefully unprepared to handle egregious cases of neglect and abuse.
Vinton County's situation is particularly galling, given its already strained resources and isolated terrain.
With an estimated 16% of Ohio children living in poverty, it's little wonder that Vinton County – one of the state's smallest and poorest – has found itself at breaking point.