The sessions went online during the 2020 global pandemic and have continued as a way to bring new opportunities for people in rural parts of the state and region. “I think that it does reach people that would normally not be able to be in seat,” said CRCH program associate Misty Boggs. “Virtual is great. We’ve got people from Virginia adding to the workshop.” The (CRCH) has been offering self pain management classes since 2014. “Opioids is usually the story when you're talking about West Virginia and you're talking about chronic pain,” said Julian Levine, director of community engagement and outreach. “We need all the techniques and non-pharmacological things we can do to give folks more ways to deal with whatever their chronic pain is about. And it's never only physical or only emotional.”