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House subcommittee hears testimony from PCSAO, advocates
March 04, 2021
PCSAO offered testimony today before the Health and Human Services subcommittee of the House Finance Committee, requesting a $50 million increase in the State Child Protection Allocation to fill state funding gaps that could hamper transformation in the children services system.
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Annual report: PCSAO reflects on 2020
March 03, 2021
A year of pandemic, reckoning and preparation, 2020 highlighted the resilience of agencies and their workers as they focused on child safety, family stability and community support.
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Executive budget prioritizes children, families
February 01, 2021
PCSAO praised investments in the Governor’s biennial budget released today.
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Ohio START adds six new counties
January 26, 2021
Ohio START announced today that 6 new counties have been selected to join the program, bringing to 52 the number of counties participating.
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START model approved for national clearinghouse
December 21, 2020
Ohio START announced today that the national START program has been approved for inclusion in the Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse as a promising practice.
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Strategic plan envisions modernized children services system
December 21, 2020
PCSAO’s membership met Dec. 3 to approve an ambitious two-year strategic plan that seeks to modernize Ohio’s child protection system with respect to a shared practice model, a culture of safety for frontline workers and racial equity.
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Recommendations in transformation report will improve services to children, families
November 20, 2020
Recommendations issued today by the Governor’s Children Services Transformation Advisory Council will strengthen the child protection system just as significant federal changes are underway, according to the association of Ohio’s county children services agencies.
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All seven children services levies pass
November 04, 2020
Despite the uncertainty of a global pandemic and the economic downturn, voters affirmed their support for children services levies in seven counties yesterday.
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OhioRISE offers new treatment resources for children
October 28, 2020
A proposed state program that aims to treat children with severe mental illness and other behavioral health conditions was hailed by children services advocates today as a critical rung in serving kids in foster care – and in preventing them from entering care in the first place.
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New law will speed foster care licensure
October 20, 2020
PCSAO released the following statement today when Gov. Mike DeWine signed House Bill 8 into law: