Want the latest updates, data, trends and policy analysis on child and family services in Ohio?
PCSAO publishes several helpful resources to keep you apprised of changes in the field.
Working with member agencies, experts in the field and research grants, PCSAO publishes papers, guides and studies on a range of topics. Our annual PCSAO Factbook offers county-by-county as well as statewide trend data on all facets of child protection.
Subscribe to our Weekly Update for a quick rundown of news and events.
PCSAO Weekly Update Archive
- December 9, 2024
- November 25, 2024
- November 18, 2024
- November 12, 2024
- November 4, 2024
- October 28, 2024
- October 21, 2024
- October 15, 2024
- October 7, 2024
- September 30, 2024
- September 23, 2024
- September 16, 2024
- September 3, 2024
- August 26, 2024
- August 19, 2024
- August 12, 2024
- August 5, 2024
- July 29, 2024
- July 22, 2024
- July 15, 2024
- July 1, 2024
- June 24, 2024
- June 17, 2024
- June 10, 2024
- June 3, 2024
- May 28, 2024
- May 20, 2024
- May 13, 2024
- May 6, 2024
- April 29, 2024
- April 22, 2024
- April 15, 2024
- April 8, 2024
- April 1, 2024
- March 25, 2024
- March 18, 2024
- March 11, 2024
- March 4, 2024
- February 26, 2024
- February 20, 2024
- February 12, 2024
- February 5, 2024
- January 29, 2024
- January 22, 2024
- January 16, 2024
- January 8, 2024
Research Papers and Policy Publications
- PACT Behavioral Research Project: Early Insights from a Pilot Survey (April 2024)
- Testimony and Recommendations Submitted to the Juvenile Justice Working Group (February 2024)
- Foster Care Crisis Forcing Hundreds of Kids To Sleep in Offices as Officials Seek Solutions (by Catherine Candisky, June 2023)
- Building a 21st Century Children Services Workforce (February 2022)
- Placement Crisis Affecting Children Services (February 2022)
- Tiered Foster Care: Caregiver Support, Training, Recruitment and Retention (October 2020)
- Tiered Treatment Foster Care Workgroup Report and Recommendations (February 2020)
- Foster Hope for Ohio’s Children: Policy Solutions for a System in Crisis (Gubernatorial White Paper, 2018)
- Children’s Continuum of Care Reform (2018)
- Quick Reference Guide: Immigration and Child Welfare (2018)
- Best Interests for Abused and Neglected Children: Working Toward Reunification During the Opioid Crisis (2017)
- Addressing the Needs of Ohio’s Multi-System Youth (2016)