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September is National Kinship Care Month. PCSAO is recognizing kinship caregivers at our annual conference Sept. 9-11. Here are some helpful resources: Gov. Mike DeWine issued a proclamation declaring September to be Grandparent/Kinship Month; The Ohio Kinship and Adoption Navigator is a  free service for Ohio’s kinship and adoptive families, with OhioKAN Navigators available to […]

PCSAO announced today that former Ohio START Regional Manager Jen McClellan was promoted to a new position, Evaluation and Performance Manager. McClellan completed her PhD in social work from Walden University this spring. As the Evaluation and Performance Manager, McClellan will focus primarily on Ohio START, a children services-led intervention model administered by PCSAO that

Gov. Mike DeWine’s signature child welfare sobriety and resiliency program, Ohio START, announced today the expansion of its model to include Adams, Madison, Montgomery and Pike counties, marking the addition of a seventh cohort and bringing the total number of participating counties to 56. Ohio START (Sobriety, Treatment and Reducing Trauma) is an evidence-based intervention

PCSAO’s Executive Director Angela Sausser released this statement today in response to Gov. Mike DeWine’s State of the State address: “On this day when children’s advocates across the state are wearing blue to demonstrate their commitment to preventing child abuse and neglect, we applaud Gov. Mike DeWine for his ongoing, persistent focus on Ohio’s children,

Workers and families value similar things in their work with one another, including honesty, collaboration, hope, confidence, and dignity. That’s one finding from focus groups with children services caseworkers and families they serve included in PACT Behavioral Research Project: Early Insights from a Pilot Survey conducted by Kaye Implementation & Evaluation. The research supports the theory behind Ohio’s

PCSAO released its 2023 annual report today, documenting a successful year of advocacy for safe children, stable families, and supportive communities. The report outlines accomplishments related to the $15 million workforce grant, the placement crisis and continuum of care, the biennial state budget, and the highly successful annual conference. Detailed outcomes are provided for Ohio START, PACT, safety culture, and

Today, PCSAO is proud to announce the launch of a new shared practice model called PACT, Practice in Action Together. This model was identified by the association of county agencies as a key component for modernizing Ohio’s children services agencies in December 2020. “PACT will be revolutionary for public children services agencies as the model focuses on ‘how’

PCSAO’s annual conference wrapped up another successful event today that featured workshops, keynotes, awards and networking opportunities for Ohio’s public child protection community. This year’s theme, “The Ties That Bind: Building a Connected Future,” highlighted the values of belonging and connection: among workers within an agency, between workers and families, and between families and their