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Issues in 2011
Issue 2. - Success, Disappointment and the Horizon
- Foster Youth Raise Their Voice
- Scott Britton Joins PCSAO as Assistant Director
- State Budget: A Tale of Two Counties
- 2011 PCSAO Conference Registration Now Open
Issue 1. - 2012-2013 Governor's Proposed Budget
- The Ohio Child Welfare Training Program: Did You Know?
- Checking in with the Ohio QIC-DR Project
- 2011 PCSAO Conference: October 19-20, 2011

 

Issues in 2010

Issue 5. - Ohio Child Welfare - Past and Present
- Times of Ending and Beginning But the Work Goes On
- 2011-2012 Legislative Advocacy: Taking a page from Child Welfare's Concurrent Planning Playbook
- Alternative Response Becomes Differential Response and Grows in 2010
Issue 4.
Special Edition		 Special 2010 PCSAO Conference Edition:
- 2010 PCSAO Conference "Strengthening Our Foundation"
- Child Welfare Professional Awards
- Rising Up and Moving On Awards
- Family of the Year Awards
- Journalist of the Year Award & Child Advocate of the year Award
- Legislator of the Year Awards
- Special Volunteer Recognitions & Dan Schneider Leadership in Training Award
- Thank You for being a part of the 2010 PCSAO Conference
Issue 3. - Alternative Response: A New Way for Ohio's Children and Families
- PCSAO Staff and 2012-2013 Biennial Budget Work and Coalitions
- "By Perseverance the Snail Reached the Ark"
- Conference Highlights: 2010 PCSAO Conference, October 6-7, 2010
Issue 2. - Managing Safety, Wellbeing and Budgets
- Updated Intake Screening Standards and Children Services Intake Screening Tool
- Honoring Our Beginnings
- Welcome to the 2010 PCSAO Conference
Issue 1. - PCSAO Redeux
- Introducing Rhonda Reagh, Ph.D. Assistant Director and a New Initiative from NAPCWA
- PCSAO's Role in Preparing for Next Budget
- Child Protection as a Community Effort: An Alternative Approach to Child Welfare
- 2010 PCSAO Conference - Save the Date!
- Electronic HeartBeat Newsletter

 

Issues in 2009

Issue 1. - PCSAO Membership Crafts Two Year Plan
-  Senator Voinovich Retires after 2010
- Sandra deWeaver Honored
- Trumbull County Open House and Ribbon Cutting
- Kudos Korner:  Summit County and Project Jericho
Issue 2. - Leadership in a Time of Change
- 2010-11 State Budget, Hard Decisions in Tough Times
- For My Brothers and Sisters
- Kudos Korner - Closet of Hope
- Call for Presenters at PCSAO Annual Conference
- Factbook Coming soon
Issue 3. - Ohio's Child Welfare System – A Worthy Investment
- Child Abuse Prevention: Channeling the Spirit of Dr. Ray Helfer
- Kudos Korner: Coffee Hour Allows Director to be Accessible to Staff
- Teen Pregnancy Prevention: What We Can Do
- Ohio's Child Welfare System – A Worthy Investment
- Mark Your Calendar: 2009 PCSAO Annual Conference
Issue 4. - Ensuring Our Youth are Ready to Launch
- The Ohio Child Welfare Training Program: Responding to Emerging Needs
- Empowered to Change
- A Lot Has Happened in 42 Years
- 2,001 shiny pinwheels displayed in area neighborhoods reflect sad statistics
Issue 5. - Statehouse Rally Provides Reality Check for Policy Makers
- Hamilton County Teams with the Univ. of Cincinnati to Develop Innovative Mentoring
Program for Foster Youth
- Gayle Channing Tenenbaum Receives OJFSDA President's Award
- More than Just Paperwork? CAPMIS Reunification Assessments
- 2009 PCSAO Annual Conference
Issue 6. - Everything Will Be Okay in the End
- Dreaming Ourselves A Little Better
- Kudo Korner: OHIO Youth Advisory Board Released Foster Youth Rights Handbook
- The Internship Experience
- 2009 PCSAO Conference
 
Issue 7. - Time to Move On
- Safely Reducing the Number of Kids in Foster Care
- 2009 PCSAO Annual Conference
- Increased Awareness For Safe Havens Program
- Cuyahoga County and Adoption Network Cleveland Launch Moving Hearts Gallery
Issue 8. Special Conference Edition Issue
- Building Brighter Futures...Yes we can!
 
Issue 9. Thanksgiving Progress Report
- Sex, Teens and Unintended Pregnancies
- Time Through the Eyes of a Child
- Ohio CASA Social Worker of 2009
- Shaken Baby Prevention Program
- Passage of HB 318
- A Thanksgiving Story
- Transitional Housing for Smooth Transition to Independence

  

Issues in 2008

Vol.20
No.1-2008		 - Youth Voices from Ohio
- Guest Column: Youth Deserve a Say in Court
- Hoping for a Home for the Holidays
- Guest Column: Have a Little Faith in Me
- Guest Column: Advocates Make the Difference for Youth in Care
- Lessons I've Learned from the OHIO Youth Advisory Board
Vol.20
No.2-2008		 - The SACWIS Experience
- Employee Burnout
- Child Abuse and Neglect Costs Nation Over $100 Billion per year
- Call for Presenters: 2008 PCSAO Annual Conference
Vol.20
No.3-2008		 - Congressional Action on Child Welfare Finance Reform
- Budgets in Tough Economic Times
- "Farewell" Jessica Schneider Chance
- MVOB Founder Recognized - Free Blankets
- 2008 PCSAO Annual Conference
- Youth Focus at OCWTP Conference
Vol.20
No.4-2008		 - Foster Care - Change a Life Time
-  Governor Signs Foster Care Bill
-  Welcome New Staff Member Brandi Scales
-  Creative Collaborations - 2008 PCSAO Annual Conference
-  Tax Refunds for Medina County CDJFS & The Benefit Bank
-  Panel Discussion
Vol.20
No.5-2008		 - Reform is in the Air
- Being a Kid in Oho is Tough
- Alternative Response Ready to Begin in Ohio
- OHIO YAB Adopts a 2-Year Strategic Plan
- PCSAO Conference
- "No Decision About Us, Without US",  Legislative Update and Congressional Childrens Summit
Vol.20
No.6-2008		 - Shaken Baby Prevention + Partnership = Sound Public Policy
- PCSAO Honors Highland County Foster Parents
- Stress Busters for Child Welfare
- Presidents Greeting /Conference Information
- See Rule Number 1
- Ohio Youth Advisory Board Meeting
- Adoptions Incentive Program
Vol.20
No.7-2008		 - Seeing the Need
- Ohio's Safe Haven Law for Newborns
- Success is a Choice
-Thoughts from Cape Cod
-Youth Rally
Vol.20
No.8-2008		  Special Conference Edition
- Hurricane 2008
- Meet the Conference Awardees
- Your Agency, Your Brand
- Electronic Newsletter
Vol.20
No.9-2008		 - Embracing the Fostering Connections to Success Act
- The Time of Jack Frost
- Remembering a True Champion
- Safe Haven Training
- UPP Students Get Ear-Full
- In Our Own Backyard
Vol.20
No.10-2008		 - Brandi Celebrates the PCSAO Staff
- Leadership for the Rocky Roads of 2009
- Lorain County Receives COA's Innovative Practices Award
- Ohio at Center of the Alternative Response Universe
-  SACWIS is Statewide

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