2017 PCSAO Conference, Sept. 27-29: Registration is now open!
We’re excited to announce that the registration for the 2017 PCSAO conference is now open! Guided by our theme, “Everyday Heroes,” this conference is dedicated to the tireless advocates who devote their careers to protecting children and strengthening families in Ohio. The conference promises three days packed full of informative and energizing workshops and dynamic speakers. Our dedicated conference staff have worked hard to line up daily keynote speakers who will cover topics that will resonate with each of the everyday heroes in the audience. Download the conference registration brochure, and register today! For more information about the conference, visit: http://www.pcsao.org/programs/conference.
Conference sponsorship opportunities
This conference offers providers, vendors and others an opportunity to interact one-on-one with child protection leaders and staff. Check out conference sponsorship opportunities, available on a first-come, first-served basis. Register online today!
Rules update
The PCSAO Rules Review Committee met via teleconference July 6. The agenda included an overview of two initiatives included in the state budget bill that will require rules, child welfare background checks and kinship caregiver child care program. The committee will meet next on Sept. 7. For more information, contact mary@pcsao.org. The following rules are in pre-clearance at http://ohiorulereview.org/:
5101:2-44-05.2, “Medicaid eligibility for state adoption subsidy recipient moving from or to Ohio,” posted until July 28. This rule is being updated to outline the new Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance (ICAMA) database process and update references to needed forms.
5101:2-50-01, “Bridges definitions,” and 5101:2-50-04, “Title IV-E eligibility and reimbursability determination for Bridges,” posted until July 21.
Announcements and Resources
PCSA executive transition: Union County JFS & Ottawa County JFS
Union County JFS named its new deputy director, Megan Stevens. Megan was the director of community development at Franklin County CS. At Ottawa County JFS, Julie Barth has moved on, and Kelly Pape is the new child welfare supervisor. Please join us in welcoming both Megan and Kelly.
July 5 – Study: Quality Story Time a Brain Boost for Kids – Public News Service Experts have long recommended that children be introduced to reading as early as possible. Now, new research can help parents make story times even more beneficial for their little ones. An international study headed by researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center found that greater brain activation in 4-year-olds when they are "highly engaged" during reading time.
July 5 – Children Services caseworkers receive Narcan training in Trumbull County – WFMJ First, it was Emergency Medical Technicians, then police officers who received special training to administer the opiate overdose reversal drug Narcan. Now, caseworkers at Trumbull County Children Services are learning how to give the drug that has proven over and over again to save lives.
July 5 – Two appointed assistant prosecuting attorney – Huber Heights Courier Montgomery County Prosecuting Attorney Mat Heck, Jr. announced that Thomas J. Brodbeck and Thomas R. Schutzman have each been appointed to the position of assistant Montgomery County prosecuting attorney. Attorneys in this division also prosecute adults for misdemeanor criminal charges involving the abuse of neglect of children.
July 5 – Locals fear Medicaid cuts would hurt opioid fight – Tribune Chronicle/Associated Press Republicans in the Ohio House and Senate argue the state's budget includes nearly $180 million in funding to combat the opioid crisis, "on top of the nearly $1 billion already spent by the state annually on drug abuse and addiction." "Included is $60 million in funding for child protective services and programs to support children in drug-affected families ..."
