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Substitute Care / Out of Home Care

Click an underlined service below for a list of agencies that provides a service:

Family Foster Care is for children whose families are unable to care for them temporarily. These children receive care and supervision from professionally-trained foster families. Foster care is usually a short-term living situation until children can be re-unified with their families, freed for adoption, or until a relative can be identified who will provide them a permanent home. All agencies that provide foster care are licensed by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.

Treatment/Therapeutic/Specialized Foster Care is for children whose families cannot meet their special needs. These children receive individualized services from a team of professionally-trained foster families and mental health professionals. Specialized foster care is a short-term solution until the child’s special needs are met and families learn to manage them, or until the child is freed for adoption or finds a home with a relative. This level of foster care is different from family foster care because the children have special needs (behavioral or medical) and to provide this level of care, foster caregivers must receive additional and intensive training to care for these children

Services include intensive supervision, psychological services, and/or medical treatment. Many children served in specialized foster care are emotionally or behaviorally disturbed, medically fragile and/or require special medical treatment due to physical conditions or diseases, or have developmental disabilities. All agencies that provide foster care programs are licensed by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.

Residential Care is provided in facilities where children reside for short or longer periods in order to receive care and supervision 24 hours a day for two or more consecutive weeks. Most children served in these setting are emotionally or behaviorally disturbed, medically fragile and/or require special medical treatments due to physical conditions or diseases, or have developmental disabilities. (See also programs for youth in the juvenile justice system). The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services and the Ohio Department of Mental Health are the primary state regulatory agencies for these programs.

Group Home Care is provided 24/7 to no more than10 children and is licensed by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services or the Department of Mental Health. Group home programs licensed by ODJFS may serve no more than 10 children per home.

Shelter Care is a group home or a part of a residential center that provides temporary emergency care for children in crisis or who have run away from home. It is the short-term crisis placement for children who are threatened or alleged to be abused, neglected, or dependent.

Foster-to-Adopt and Adoption programs are offered by agencies to match "waiting children" (in the custody of the public child welfare system) with carefully screened and trained families who want to add to their families through adoption. Programs typically provide adoptive family recruitment, training, family assessments and post-adoption support services. All agencies that provide adoption programs are licensed by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.

Independent Living
See Independent and Transitional Living

Behavioral and Developmental Care

Behavioral Health Services include treatment of a wide range of behavioral, mental, emotional and developmental needs of children. These services are delivered in both inpatient and outpatient settings, including children’s natural environments such home, substitute care setting, school, and community.

Day Treatment or Partial Hospitalization provides intensive mental health services to youth in coordination with academic instruction, on an out-patient basis. It is also available for youth “stepping down” from residential treatment and those who can remain in a community-based setting. Many youth who receive day treatment services reside in foster care.

Residential Treatment
See Residential Care

Home and Community Based Family Services are intensive family therapy sessions for families of youths who are ready to leave residential or foster care to return to their family homes, who are older teens transitioning into independent living programs, or who are living with their families but are at risk of being placed out of home. These services may also include parenting classes.

Independent and Transitional Living is a service provided to teens to teach them the skills necessary to live on their own, such as financial management, career/educational planning, budgeting and other life skills. The recipients of this service are typically children in the custody of the public child welfare system. There are agencies that provide supervised and semi-supervised housing for older teens.

Programs for Youth Who are Delinquent or Unruly work to keep youngsters from further involvement with law enforcement. Youth on probation and their families may receive counseling and other community services in order to reduce the risk of future delinquent behaviors. Some programs provide re-entry services to help young people return to their communities from the Department of Youth Services or local detention.

Programs for Juvenile Sex Offenders: Ohio certifies certain programs that are designed specifically for youth of all ages, both male and female, who have substantiated sexual abuse charges or who have exhibited sexually abusive behavior.

Programs for Developmentally Disabled Youth: Many Ohio agencies offer programming for this population of youth. Program features may include supportive and transitional living, residential care, and day treatment services.

Programs for Dually Diagnosed Youth: Some Ohio agenices offer programming for youth who are dually diagnosed with mental health and developmental disabilities (MH/DD).

Educational Services: Special education services are provided to youth in the context of the child welfare, mental health, and/or juvenile justice systems. Some agencies operate their own charter schools or local public schools partner with them. Others provide day treatment or partial hospitalization services with an educational component.

Early Childhood Services provide support and service coordination for families of infants and toddlers who are at risk for or are experiencing developmental delays or early signs of mental health challenges.



	Browse Services Substitute Care / Out of Home Care Behavioral and Developmental Care	Substitute Care / Out of Home Care Click an underlined service below for a list of agencies that provides a service: Family Foster Care is for children whose families are unable to care for them temporarily. These children receive care and supervision from professionally-trained foster families. Foster care is usually a short-term living situation until children can be re-unified with their families, freed for adoption, or until a relative can be identified who will provide them a permanent home. All agencies that provide foster care are licensed by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. Treatment/Therapeutic/Specialized Foster Care is for children whose families cannot meet their special needs. These children receive individualized services from a team of professionally-trained foster families and mental health professionals. Specialized foster care is a short-term solution until the child’s special needs are met and families learn to manage them, or until the child is freed for adoption or finds a home with a relative. This level of foster care is different from family foster care because the children have special needs (behavioral or medical) and to provide this level of care, foster caregivers must receive additional and intensive training to care for these children Services include intensive supervision, psychological services, and/or medical treatment. Many children served in specialized foster care are emotionally or behaviorally disturbed, medically fragile and/or require special medical treatment due to physical conditions or diseases, or have developmental disabilities. All agencies that provide foster care programs are licensed by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. Residential Care is provided in facilities where children reside for short or longer periods in order to receive care and supervision 24 hours a day for two or more consecutive weeks. Most children served in these setting are emotionally or behaviorally disturbed, medically fragile and/or require special medical treatments due to physical conditions or diseases, or have developmental disabilities. (See also programs for youth in the juvenile justice system). The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services and the Ohio Department of Mental Health are the primary state regulatory agencies for these programs. Group Home Care is provided 24/7 to no more than10 children and is licensed by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services or the Department of Mental Health. Group home programs licensed by ODJFS may serve no more than 10 children per home. Shelter Care is a group home or a part of a residential center that provides temporary emergency care for children in crisis or who have run away from home. It is the short-term crisis placement for children who are threatened or alleged to be abused, neglected, or dependent. Foster-to-Adopt and Adoption programs are offered by agencies to match "waiting children" (in the custody of the public child welfare system) with carefully screened and trained families who want to add to their families through adoption. Programs typically provide adoptive family recruitment, training, family assessments and post-adoption support services. All agencies that provide adoption programs are licensed by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. Independent Living See Independent and Transitional Living Behavioral and Developmental Care Behavioral Health Services include treatment of a wide range of behavioral, mental, emotional and developmental needs of children. These services are delivered in both inpatient and outpatient settings, including children’s natural environments such home, substitute care setting, school, and community. Day Treatment or Partial Hospitalization provides intensive mental health services to youth in coordination with academic instruction, on an out-patient basis. It is also available for youth “stepping down” from residential treatment and those who can remain in a community-based setting. Many youth who receive day treatment services reside in foster care. Residential Treatment See Residential Care Home and Community Based Family Services are intensive family therapy sessions for families of youths who are ready to leave residential or foster care to return to their family homes, who are older teens transitioning into independent living programs, or who are living with their families but are at risk of being placed out of home. These services may also include parenting classes. Independent and Transitional Living is a service provided to teens to teach them the skills necessary to live on their own, such as financial management, career/educational planning, budgeting and other life skills. The recipients of this service are typically children in the custody of the public child welfare system. There are agencies that provide supervised and semi-supervised housing for older teens. Programs for Youth Who are Delinquent or Unruly work to keep youngsters from further involvement with law enforcement. Youth on probation and their families may receive counseling and other community services in order to reduce the risk of future delinquent behaviors. Some programs provide re-entry services to help young people return to their communities from the Department of Youth Services or local detention. Programs for Juvenile Sex Offenders: Ohio certifies certain programs that are designed specifically for youth of all ages, both male and female, who have substantiated sexual abuse charges or who have exhibited sexually abusive behavior. Programs for Developmentally Disabled Youth: Many Ohio agencies offer programming for this population of youth. Program features may include supportive and transitional living, residential care, and day treatment services. Programs for Dually Diagnosed Youth: Some Ohio agenices offer programming for youth who are dually diagnosed with mental health and developmental disabilities (MH/DD). Educational Services: Special education services are provided to youth in the context of the child welfare, mental health, and/or juvenile justice systems. Some agencies operate their own charter schools or local public schools partner with them. Others provide day treatment or partial hospitalization services with an educational component. Early Childhood Services provide support and service coordination for families of infants and toddlers who are at risk for or are experiencing developmental delays or early signs of mental health challenges.
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