OACCA: Advocacy: Issue Papers and Fact Sheets

OACCA Publications

■ Analysis of ODJFS and ODMH Rules on Serious Risk Topics for Residential Facilities 2011
■ Denial and Revocation of Foster Home Certificates and Applications for Criminal Activities of Adult Residents of Foster Homes 2011
■ Denial of Foster Home Certificates and Applications Based on Criminal Activities of Youth Residents of Foster Homes 2011
■ Planned Permanent Living Arrangements in Ohio 2011
■ Analysis of Medication Administration for Children in Residential Facilities 2010 ■ Accessing IV‐E Reimbursement for Supervised Independent Living Homes 2010
■ Placement of Ohio Children into Out-of-State Residential Centers 2009
■ Institution for Mental Disease (IMD) and Medicaid 2009
■ Ohio Independent Living Legislative Workgroup Policy Recommendations 2009
■ Higher Education for Ohio Foster Youth 2009
■ Recommendations for Transitioning Medicaid for Foster Youth 2009
■ Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act Law Guide
2009
■ Custody Relinquishment 2009
■ HB 214 Foster Care Law: Implementation Guide 2008
■ Independent Living Policy Reform 2008
■ The Ohio Adam Walsh Act: Implementation Guide 2007

Advocacy Resources

■ Glossary of Child Welfare Terms - OACCA
■ Overview of the Ohio Administrative Code - OACCA
■ JCARR Procedures Manual - JCARR
■ JCARR FAQs - JCARR
■ Guide to Public Participation in the Rule Making Process - ODJFS
■ OACCA Member Advocacy Guide - OACCA
■ Legislative Communications How To Guide - OACCA
■ A Guidebook for Ohio Legislators - LSC
■ Navigating a Bill in Ten Easy Steps - LSC
■ How to Effectively Communicate with the Public - PCSAO
■ Leadership and Child Welfare Systems: The Role of State Legislators - NCSL

Resources By Issue Area

■ Adoption
Ohio Adoption Facts - NACAC
Ohio Adoption Guide - ODJFS
Adoption Subsidy Guide - ODJFS
Information for Birth Parents - ODJFS
Length of Time Children Stay in Permanent Custody to Adoption - ODJFS
Characteristics of Children Waiting for Adoptive Families in Ohio - ODJFS
Length of Time Children in Permanent Custody Wait for Adoptive Placements - ODJFS
Characteristics of Children by Length of Time in Permanent Custody - ODJFS
Access to Adoption Records - Child Welfare Information Gateway
Adoption Investment Article - NACAC
It's Time to Make Older Child Adoption a Reality - NACAC

■ Behavioral and Mental Health, Medicaid
Medicaid’s Rehabilitation Services Option: Overview and Current Policy Issues - Kaiser Family Foundation
Medicaid and Mental Health Services - Mental Health Policy Forum
Ohio Medicaid Basics 2011 - Health Policy Institute of Ohio
Ohio EPSDT Program - Healthchek - ODJFS
Behavioral Health Juvenile Justice Projects Supported by ODMH, ODYS and ODADAS - ODMH
Evolving Models of Behavioral Health Integration in Primary Care - Milbank Memorial Fund
Revisiting Medicaid Reform - Center for Community Solutions
Medicaid Expansion to Former Foster Children through Age 21- ODJFS
Medicaid Financing of State and County Psychiatric Hospitals - SAMHSA
Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) Fact Sheet: Medicaid Services for Children Under the DRA - National Council
Medicaid Eligibility - ODJFS
Report of Investigation - Ohio Office of Inspector General
Vendor vs. Sub Recipient Letter - ODMH
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act at the State and Local Level - CHRT
A Public Health Approach to Children's Mental Health: A Conceptual Framework - NTACCMH
Mental Illness is a Disease of the Brain - OACBHA
Behavioral Health Care is Health Care - OACBHA
Ohio's Olmstead Plan - Balancing and Beyond: A Vision for Community Services and Supports for Individuals with Disabilities - EMMA

■ Child Custody
Ohio Children in Planned Permanent Living Arrangements - ODJFS
It's Time to Make Older Child Adoption a Reality - NACAC

■ Child Welfare Financing and Reform
State Fact Sheets on Child Welfare Funding 2010 - CLASP
Child Welfare in the United States - CLASP
Child Welfare in Ohio - CLASP
Child Welfare Financing State Factsheets 2010 - CDF
Cost Avoidance: Bolstering the Economic Case for Investing In Youth Aging Out of Foster Care - Jim Casey
Financing Housing Supports for Youth Transitioning Out of Foster Care - Connected by 25
Public Expenditures on Children through 2008 - Urban Institute
Lessons Learned from States' Experiences with Flexible Funding Waivers - HHS
Budgeting, the Next Generation: Federal and State Investments in Children after ARRA - Urban Institute
The Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act: Implementation Issues and a Look Ahead at Additional Child Welfare Reforms - Child Trends
Ohio Alternative Response Project: Activities, Findings and Recommendations - AIM Team to the Supreme Court of Ohio’s Subcommittee on Responding to Child Abuse, Neglect and Dependency
Process Perspectives: Chronicling Ohio’s Alternative Response Pilot Project Experience - The National Center for Adoption Law & Policy
Recommendations for a Differential Response Statutory/Rule Framework in Ohio - The National Center for Adoption Law & Policy
Ohio Alternative Response Pilot Project Evaluation: Final Report - Institute of Applied Research
Ohio Alternative Response Pilot Project Final Report of the AIM Team - American Humane Association
Child Welfare Finance Reform Policy Proposal - NAPCWA
An Analysis of the Kansas and Florida Privatization Initiatives - Casey Family Programs
Summary of various child welfare reform proposals - CWLA
Wisconsin Study of Extending Foster Care - State of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Association Recommendations on Extending Foster Care - Wisconsin Association of Family and Children's Agencies
Fostering Connections to Success Act Resources - NFCC
The Fostering Connections Resource Ceneter
Extending Foster Care to Age 21 - Chapin Hall and NGA
CRS Report on Youth Transitioning from Foster Care - Congressional Research Service
Designing Foster Care to 21: A Discussion Guide for State Leaders - Fostering Connections Resource Center
Major Federal Legislation Concerned With Child Protection, Child Welfare, and Adoption - Child Welfare Information Gateway

■ Education
Ohio Reach Initiative
Ohio College Opportunity Grant
Education and Training Vouchers
How Ohio Foster Youth Can Attend College - Montgomery County Children Services
Higher Education Financial Aid - PCSAO
It's My Life: Postsecondary Education and Training Guide - Casey Family Programs
Helping Former Foster Youth Graduate From College - Chapin Hall
Supporting Success: Improving Higher Education Outcomes for Students from Foster Care - Casey Family Programs
Who Benefits Most from College? Evidence for Negative Selection in Heterogeneous Economic Returns to Higher Education - ASA
Education Rights of Homeless Students - OLS
Educating Children in Foster Care - NCSL
The McKinney-Vento Act and Children and Youth Awaiting Foster Care Placement - NAEHCY
Improving Educational Continuity and School Stability for Children in Out-of-Home Care - Casey Family Programs
Improving Educational Continuity and School Stability for Children in Out-of-Home Care - Casey Family Programs

■ Foster Care
Cross system comparisons of children in treatment foster care: Using agency data to study cross-system child outcomes - Children and Youth Services Review
Fostering Connections to Success Act Resources - NFCC
The Fostering Connections Resource Ceneter
Opening Doors to Higher Education for Youth in Foster Care - Schuyler Center
Core Service Report: Foster Home Placement - United Way of Greater Cleveland
Status of Ohio's Implementation of the Fostering Connections Law - ODJFS
Legislative Strategies to Safely Reduce the Number of Children in Foster Care - NCSL

■ Homelessness and Housing
Ohio Interagency Council on Homelessness and Affordable Housing
Permanent Supportive Housing Policy Framework - Ohio Interagency Council on Homelessness and Affordable Housing
Medicaid Toolkit for Permanent Supportive Housing
Opening Doors: Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness - U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness

■ Independent Living Services, Transitional Youth
The Transition to Adulthood: How States Can Support Older Youth in Foster Care - National Governor's Association
About the National Youth in Transition Database - HHS
National Youth in Transition Database - National Resource Center for Youth Services
Education and Training Vouchers
Connected by 25
Connected by 25: Effective Policy Solutions for Vulnerable Youth
Youth Aging Out of Foster Care: Identifying Strategies and Best Practices - NAC
Youth Transitioning From Foster Care - CRS
Independent Living Coordinator Questionairre Results - CWLA
Coming of Age: Employment Outcomes for Youth Who Age Out of Foster Care Through Their Middle Twenties - HHS
Improving Access to Health Coverage for Transitional Youth - NASHP
Review of State Policies and Programs to Support Young People Transitioning Out of Foster Care - Washington State Institute for Public Policy
Thickening the Safety Net: Key Elements to Successful Independent Living Programs for Young Adults Aging out of Foster Care - Suffolk University Law School
WIA - Youth Aging out of Foster Care - Learning Work Connection
Housing Resources for Homeless Youth - National Alliance to End Homelessness
Improving Outcomes for Youth Exiting Foster Care - CAL SWEC
Supporting Youth in Transition to Adulthood: Lessons Learned from Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice - Jim Casey
Vulnerable Youth - The Network on Transitions to Adulthood
What Works for Older Youth During the Transition to Adulthood - Child Trends
Midwest Evaluation of the Adult Functioning of Former Foster Youth - Chapin Hall
An Evaluation of Independent Living Services in Ohio - Institute of Applied Research
The Academy: A Program for Older Youth Transitioning Out of Foster Care - VERA Institute
Ohio Transitional Youth Programs - Ohio Family and Children First
Strategic Planning Report for Governor Strickland - Ohio Family and Children First

■ Juvenile Justice
On the Right Path: Moving Toward a Safe, Sound and Cost Effective Juvenile Justice System in Ohio - Children's Law Center
Adoloscent Brain Development Article "Don't Wait Up-Issues in Juvenile Justice" - NJFL
Hidden Injustice: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth in Juvenile Courts - Equity Project
Practioner's Guide to the Adam Walsh Act - National Center for Proecution of Child Abuse
JSORN After 1-1-08 - Office of the Ohio Public Defender
Back on Track: Supporting Youth Reentry from Out-of-Home Placement
to the Community - Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Coalition
Hidden Injustice: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth in Juvenile Courts - NJJN
Juveniles Who Commit Sex Offenses Against Minors - OJJDP
From Corrections to Community: The Juvenile Re‐entry Experience as Characterized by Multiple Systems Involvement - Chapin Hall
Juvenile Sex Offender Registration and SB 10 Challenges - Ohio Committee, Center for Sex Offender Management
Getting More for Less in Juvenile Justice - Texas Public Policy Foundation
Juvenile Transfer Laws: An Effective Deterrent to Delinquency? - OJJDP
The Effects of Transitioning to the Adam Walsh Act’s Federally Mandated Sex Offender Classification System - Criminal Justice and Behavior
Addressing the Unmet Educational Needs of Children and Youth in the Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare Systems - Georgetown Public Policy Institute's Center for Juvenile Justice Reform
Interactive State Data Map on Juvenile Justice and Disparities Information - Burns Institute
Advisory Committee on Children, Families, and the Courts
Adam Walsh Act Update: State Resistance to Comply and Federal Leniency in Compliance Review - NJJN

■ Kinship Care
Ohio Resource Guide, Kinship Care Book - ODJFS
Kinship Permanency Incentive Program - ODJFS
What Are the Important Differences Among Kinship Foster Families? - Chapin Hall

■ Mentoring
Specialized Mentoring Models - Education Northwest
Mentoring Initiative for Foster Care Youth - OJJDP

■ Non Profit Management and Financing
Cutting Costs, Keeping Quality: Financing Strategies for Youth-Serving Organizations in a Difficult Economy - The Finance Project

■ Outcomes, Data, and Standards
Using Data to Control Costs - ODJFS
Child Welfare Standards of Excellence - CWLA
PCSAO Standards for Effective Practice - PCSAO

■ Out-of-State Placements of Children into Residential Centers
Placement of Ohio Children into Out-of-State Residential Centers - OACCA
Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC)
Side by Side Comparison of the New and Current ICPC
State of New York Out of State Placement Report
State of West Virginia Out of State Placement Report
Factsheet on When the ICPC Applies to Residential Placements - AAICP
Report on Child Abuse and Deaths in Residential Centers - GAO
Ohio children placed out of state through the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (2010)
PCSAO survey of out of state placements made by PCSAs (2010)
ODJFS survey of out of state placements (2004)
ODYS survey of out of state placements made by juvenile courts(2004)
HHS ICPC Report that Shows State Placement Data (1997)

■ Resources for Youth and Foster Care Alumni
MyMissionTransition
Foster Care Alumni of America - Ohio
Youth Empowerment Program
Ohio Youth Advisory Board
Connected by 25
Ohio Youth Advisory Board Annual Report - OYAB
Roads to Success

■ SACWIS
Private Providers and SACWIS - HHS
SACWIS Managers Page - HHS

■ State Plans
Ohio Child and Family Services Plan (FY2005 - 2009) - ODJFS
Ohio's Annual Progress and Services Report - ODJFS
Title IV-E State Plan - ODJFS

■ State of Ohio Data
PCSAO Factbook
Ohio Children 2009 - CWLA
Kids Count - Children's Defense Fund
Ohio CFSR and PIP Information (scroll down to Ohio CFSR section) - ODJFS

■ Title IV-E of the U.S. Social Security Act - Foster Care Funding
Title IV-E Reimbursement Ceilings for April 1, 2009, to March 31, 2010 - ODJFS
Title IV-E State Plan - ODJFS
Protect Ohio IV-E Waiver - ODJFS
Ohio IV-E Reimbursement Ceilings (scroll down to IV-E section) - ODJFS

■ Youth Workforce Development
Office of Workforce Development Workforce Investment Act (WIA) - ODJFS
Ohio Programs Offering Workforce Development and/or Education and Training for Hard to Serves Populations - Columbus Workforce Alliance
Funding Career Pathways and Career Pathway Bridges Toolkit - CLASP
Ohio’s Young Adults Face Narrowing Path To Middle Class - Policy Matters Ohio



	Resource Library Feel free to submit publications by contacting us Download the OACCA 2011 Public Policy Agenda	OACCA Publications ■ Analysis of ODJFS and ODMH Rules on Serious Risk Topics for Residential Facilities 2011 ■ Denial and Revocation of Foster Home Certificates and Applications for Criminal Activities of Adult Residents of Foster Homes 2011 ■ Denial of Foster Home Certificates and Applications Based on Criminal Activities of Youth Residents of Foster Homes 2011 ■ Planned Permanent Living Arrangements in Ohio 2011 ■ Analysis of Medication Administration for Children in Residential Facilities 2010 ■ Accessing IV‐E Reimbursement for Supervised Independent Living Homes 2010 ■ Placement of Ohio Children into Out-of-State Residential Centers 2009 ■ Institution for Mental Disease (IMD) and Medicaid 2009 ■ Ohio Independent Living Legislative Workgroup Policy Recommendations 2009 ■ Higher Education for Ohio Foster Youth 2009 ■ Recommendations for Transitioning Medicaid for Foster Youth 2009 ■ Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act Law Guide 2009 ■ Custody Relinquishment 2009 ■ HB 214 Foster Care Law: Implementation Guide 2008 ■ Independent Living Policy Reform 2008 ■ The Ohio Adam Walsh Act: Implementation Guide 2007 Advocacy Resources ■ Glossary of Child Welfare Terms - OACCA ■ Overview of the Ohio Administrative Code - OACCA ■ JCARR Procedures Manual - JCARR ■ JCARR FAQs - JCARR ■ Guide to Public Participation in the Rule Making Process - ODJFS ■ OACCA Member Advocacy Guide - OACCA ■ Legislative Communications How To Guide - OACCA ■ A Guidebook for Ohio Legislators - LSC ■ Navigating a Bill in Ten Easy Steps - LSC ■ How to Effectively Communicate with the Public - PCSAO ■ Leadership and Child Welfare Systems: The Role of State Legislators - NCSL Resources By Issue Area ■ Adoption Ohio Adoption Facts - NACAC Ohio Adoption Guide - ODJFS Adoption Subsidy Guide - ODJFS Information for Birth Parents - ODJFS Length of Time Children Stay in Permanent Custody to Adoption - ODJFS Characteristics of Children Waiting for Adoptive Families in Ohio - ODJFS Length of Time Children in Permanent Custody Wait for Adoptive Placements - ODJFS Characteristics of Children by Length of Time in Permanent Custody - ODJFS Access to Adoption Records - Child Welfare Information Gateway Adoption Investment Article - NACAC It's Time to Make Older Child Adoption a Reality - NACAC ■ Behavioral and Mental Health, Medicaid Medicaid’s Rehabilitation Services Option: Overview and Current Policy Issues - Kaiser Family Foundation Medicaid and Mental Health Services - Mental Health Policy Forum Ohio Medicaid Basics 2011 - Health Policy Institute of Ohio Ohio EPSDT Program - Healthchek - ODJFS Behavioral Health Juvenile Justice Projects Supported by ODMH, ODYS and ODADAS - ODMH Evolving Models of Behavioral Health Integration in Primary Care - Milbank Memorial Fund Revisiting Medicaid Reform - Center for Community Solutions Medicaid Expansion to Former Foster Children through Age 21- ODJFS Medicaid Financing of State and County Psychiatric Hospitals - SAMHSA Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) Fact Sheet: Medicaid Services for Children Under the DRA - National Council Medicaid Eligibility - ODJFS Report of Investigation - Ohio Office of Inspector General Vendor vs. Sub Recipient Letter - ODMH The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act at the State and Local Level - CHRT A Public Health Approach to Children's Mental Health: A Conceptual Framework - NTACCMH Mental Illness is a Disease of the Brain - OACBHA Behavioral Health Care is Health Care - OACBHA Ohio's Olmstead Plan - Balancing and Beyond: A Vision for Community Services and Supports for Individuals with Disabilities - EMMA ■ Child Custody Ohio Children in Planned Permanent Living Arrangements - ODJFS It's Time to Make Older Child Adoption a Reality - NACAC ■ Child Welfare Financing and Reform State Fact Sheets on Child Welfare Funding 2010 - CLASP Child Welfare in the United States - CLASP Child Welfare in Ohio - CLASP Child Welfare Financing State Factsheets 2010 - CDF Cost Avoidance: Bolstering the Economic Case for Investing In Youth Aging Out of Foster Care - Jim Casey Financing Housing Supports for Youth Transitioning Out of Foster Care - Connected by 25 Public Expenditures on Children through 2008 - Urban Institute Lessons Learned from States' Experiences with Flexible Funding Waivers - HHS Budgeting, the Next Generation: Federal and State Investments in Children after ARRA - Urban Institute The Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act: Implementation Issues and a Look Ahead at Additional Child Welfare Reforms - Child Trends Ohio Alternative Response Project: Activities, Findings and Recommendations - AIM Team to the Supreme Court of Ohio’s Subcommittee on Responding to Child Abuse, Neglect and Dependency Process Perspectives: Chronicling Ohio’s Alternative Response Pilot Project Experience - The National Center for Adoption Law & Policy Recommendations for a Differential Response Statutory/Rule Framework in Ohio - The National Center for Adoption Law & Policy Ohio Alternative Response Pilot Project Evaluation: Final Report - Institute of Applied Research Ohio Alternative Response Pilot Project Final Report of the AIM Team - American Humane Association Child Welfare Finance Reform Policy Proposal - NAPCWA An Analysis of the Kansas and Florida Privatization Initiatives - Casey Family Programs Summary of various child welfare reform proposals - CWLA Wisconsin Study of Extending Foster Care - State of Wisconsin Wisconsin Association Recommendations on Extending Foster Care - Wisconsin Association of Family and Children's Agencies Fostering Connections to Success Act Resources - NFCC The Fostering Connections Resource Ceneter Extending Foster Care to Age 21 - Chapin Hall and NGA CRS Report on Youth Transitioning from Foster Care - Congressional Research Service Designing Foster Care to 21: A Discussion Guide for State Leaders - Fostering Connections Resource Center Major Federal Legislation Concerned With Child Protection, Child Welfare, and Adoption - Child Welfare Information Gateway ■ Education Ohio Reach Initiative Ohio College Opportunity Grant Education and Training Vouchers How Ohio Foster Youth Can Attend College - Montgomery County Children Services Higher Education Financial Aid - PCSAO It's My Life: Postsecondary Education and Training Guide - Casey Family Programs Helping Former Foster Youth Graduate From College - Chapin Hall Supporting Success: Improving Higher Education Outcomes for Students from Foster Care - Casey Family Programs Who Benefits Most from College? Evidence for Negative Selection in Heterogeneous Economic Returns to Higher Education - ASA Education Rights of Homeless Students - OLS Educating Children in Foster Care - NCSL The McKinney-Vento Act and Children and Youth Awaiting Foster Care Placement - NAEHCY Improving Educational Continuity and School Stability for Children in Out-of-Home Care - Casey Family Programs Improving Educational Continuity and School Stability for Children in Out-of-Home Care - Casey Family Programs ■ Foster Care Cross system comparisons of children in treatment foster care: Using agency data to study cross-system child outcomes - Children and Youth Services Review Fostering Connections to Success Act Resources - NFCC The Fostering Connections Resource Ceneter Opening Doors to Higher Education for Youth in Foster Care - Schuyler Center Core Service Report: Foster Home Placement - United Way of Greater Cleveland Status of Ohio's Implementation of the Fostering Connections Law - ODJFS Legislative Strategies to Safely Reduce the Number of Children in Foster Care - NCSL ■ Homelessness and Housing Ohio Interagency Council on Homelessness and Affordable Housing Permanent Supportive Housing Policy Framework - Ohio Interagency Council on Homelessness and Affordable Housing Medicaid Toolkit for Permanent Supportive Housing Opening Doors: Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness - U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness ■ Independent Living Services, Transitional Youth The Transition to Adulthood: How States Can Support Older Youth in Foster Care - National Governor's Association About the National Youth in Transition Database - HHS National Youth in Transition Database - National Resource Center for Youth Services Education and Training Vouchers Connected by 25 Connected by 25: Effective Policy Solutions for Vulnerable Youth Youth Aging Out of Foster Care: Identifying Strategies and Best Practices - NAC Youth Transitioning From Foster Care - CRS Independent Living Coordinator Questionairre Results - CWLA Coming of Age: Employment Outcomes for Youth Who Age Out of Foster Care Through Their Middle Twenties - HHS Improving Access to Health Coverage for Transitional Youth - NASHP Review of State Policies and Programs to Support Young People Transitioning Out of Foster Care - Washington State Institute for Public Policy Thickening the Safety Net: Key Elements to Successful Independent Living Programs for Young Adults Aging out of Foster Care - Suffolk University Law School WIA - Youth Aging out of Foster Care - Learning Work Connection Housing Resources for Homeless Youth - National Alliance to End Homelessness Improving Outcomes for Youth Exiting Foster Care - CAL SWEC Supporting Youth in Transition to Adulthood: Lessons Learned from Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice - Jim Casey Vulnerable Youth - The Network on Transitions to Adulthood What Works for Older Youth During the Transition to Adulthood - Child Trends Midwest Evaluation of the Adult Functioning of Former Foster Youth - Chapin Hall An Evaluation of Independent Living Services in Ohio - Institute of Applied Research The Academy: A Program for Older Youth Transitioning Out of Foster Care - VERA Institute Ohio Transitional Youth Programs - Ohio Family and Children First Strategic Planning Report for Governor Strickland - Ohio Family and Children First ■ Juvenile Justice On the Right Path: Moving Toward a Safe, Sound and Cost Effective Juvenile Justice System in Ohio - Children's Law Center Adoloscent Brain Development Article "Don't Wait Up-Issues in Juvenile Justice" - NJFL Hidden Injustice: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth in Juvenile Courts - Equity Project Practioner's Guide to the Adam Walsh Act - National Center for Proecution of Child Abuse JSORN After 1-1-08 - Office of the Ohio Public Defender Back on Track: Supporting Youth Reentry from Out-of-Home Placement to the Community - Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Coalition Hidden Injustice: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth in Juvenile Courts - NJJN Juveniles Who Commit Sex Offenses Against Minors - OJJDP From Corrections to Community: The Juvenile Re‐entry Experience as Characterized by Multiple Systems Involvement - Chapin Hall Juvenile Sex Offender Registration and SB 10 Challenges - Ohio Committee, Center for Sex Offender Management Getting More for Less in Juvenile Justice - Texas Public Policy Foundation Juvenile Transfer Laws: An Effective Deterrent to Delinquency? - OJJDP The Effects of Transitioning to the Adam Walsh Act’s Federally Mandated Sex Offender Classification System - Criminal Justice and Behavior Addressing the Unmet Educational Needs of Children and Youth in the Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare Systems - Georgetown Public Policy Institute's Center for Juvenile Justice Reform Interactive State Data Map on Juvenile Justice and Disparities Information - Burns Institute Advisory Committee on Children, Families, and the Courts Adam Walsh Act Update: State Resistance to Comply and Federal Leniency in Compliance Review - NJJN ■ Kinship Care Ohio Resource Guide, Kinship Care Book - ODJFS Kinship Permanency Incentive Program - ODJFS What Are the Important Differences Among Kinship Foster Families? - Chapin Hall ■ Mentoring Specialized Mentoring Models - Education Northwest Mentoring Initiative for Foster Care Youth - OJJDP ■ Non Profit Management and Financing Cutting Costs, Keeping Quality: Financing Strategies for Youth-Serving Organizations in a Difficult Economy - The Finance Project ■ Outcomes, Data, and Standards Using Data to Control Costs - ODJFS Child Welfare Standards of Excellence - CWLA PCSAO Standards for Effective Practice - PCSAO ■ Out-of-State Placements of Children into Residential Centers Placement of Ohio Children into Out-of-State Residential Centers - OACCA Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) Side by Side Comparison of the New and Current ICPC State of New York Out of State Placement Report State of West Virginia Out of State Placement Report Factsheet on When the ICPC Applies to Residential Placements - AAICP Report on Child Abuse and Deaths in Residential Centers - GAO Ohio children placed out of state through the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (2010) PCSAO survey of out of state placements made by PCSAs (2010) ODJFS survey of out of state placements (2004) ODYS survey of out of state placements made by juvenile courts(2004) HHS ICPC Report that Shows State Placement Data (1997) ■ Resources for Youth and Foster Care Alumni MyMissionTransition Foster Care Alumni of America - Ohio Youth Empowerment Program Ohio Youth Advisory Board Connected by 25 Ohio Youth Advisory Board Annual Report - OYAB Roads to Success ■ SACWIS Private Providers and SACWIS - HHS SACWIS Managers Page - HHS ■ State Plans Ohio Child and Family Services Plan (FY2005 - 2009) - ODJFS Ohio's Annual Progress and Services Report - ODJFS Title IV-E State Plan - ODJFS ■ State of Ohio Data PCSAO Factbook Ohio Children 2009 - CWLA Kids Count - Children's Defense Fund Ohio CFSR and PIP Information (scroll down to Ohio CFSR section) - ODJFS ■ Title IV-E of the U.S. Social Security Act - Foster Care Funding Title IV-E Reimbursement Ceilings for April 1, 2009, to March 31, 2010 - ODJFS Title IV-E State Plan - ODJFS Protect Ohio IV-E Waiver - ODJFS Ohio IV-E Reimbursement Ceilings (scroll down to IV-E section) - ODJFS ■ Youth Workforce Development Office of Workforce Development Workforce Investment Act (WIA) - ODJFS Ohio Programs Offering Workforce Development and/or Education and Training for Hard to Serves Populations - Columbus Workforce Alliance Funding Career Pathways and Career Pathway Bridges Toolkit - CLASP Ohio’s Young Adults Face Narrowing Path To Middle Class - Policy Matters Ohio
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