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Families and Children Letters
#001 - FFPSA Prevention Services Updates
#002 - QRTP Level of Care Assessment
#003 - Supporting Foster Youth & Families Through the Pandemic Act
#004 - Virtual Experience Solution
#005 - Kinship Support Program Kinship Assessment Approvals for Payment
#006 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021: APS Funding & Supporting Foster Youth Through the Pandemic Act Funding
#007 - Extended Funding for Communities of Support Grants
#008 - Funding for Foster Youth Graduating in 2021
#009 - Supreme Court of Ohio Funding Opportunity
#010 - Purchase of Virtual Reality Headsets
#011 - Potential Fiscal Penalty - Timely Visitation
#012 - Qualified Residential Treatment Programs
#013 - Qualified Residential Treatment Program Updates
#014 - OhioRISE Impacts and Qualified Individual Update
#014A - Prevention Services Updates & Pathways to Prevention Services Checklist
#015 - Lexis Nexis
#016 - Best Practice Incentive Program
#017
- Kinship Support Program Overpayment Procedures
#018 - Exit Survey
#019 - Connect Our Kids
#020 - Ohio APS System Assessment Report, Research Project Final Report, Final Report Appendix, and Program Highlights
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021 -
Public Children Services Agency (PCSA) New Caseworker and Supervisor Onboarding Curriculum and Platform with Attachments
#022 - Kinship Support Program Payment Increase for 2022
#023 - Implementation of Revised Safety Assessment and Actuarial Risk Assessment - Safety Factor Field Guide
#024 - Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) 2020 Final Rule
#025 - Funding for Foster Youth Graduating in 2022, Graduation Allocation Agreement Form, and OFC Gift Card Requirements
#026A - Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) 2020 Final Rule Letter 2
#026B - Launching OhioRISE and the Next Generation of Ohio Medicaid Managed Care
#027 - Ohio's APS Operational Plan - Attachment 2021-2024
#028 - Infant Formula Shortage Guidance
#029 - Screening Guidelines Order Information
#030 - Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Lunch & Learn Trainings for Child Welfare
#031 - QRTP CANS Assessments and OhioRISE
#032 - Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Report System (AFCARS) 2020 Final Federal Rule Updates
#033 - Workforce Funding Supports
#033A - Workforce Funding Supports County Allocation
#034 - OhioMeansJobs.com (OMJ) Resume Mining and Training for Public Children Services Agencies
#035 - Discontinuation of the Ohio Pre-Clearance Rule Review Website
#036 - Adoption and Resource Home Assessor Program
#037 - Children Services Media Campaign and OhioMeansJobs.com
#038 -
Updated Screening Guidelines
#039 - Best Practice Incentives
#040 - Ohio's Next Generation of Managed Care Organizations (MCOs)
#041 - Media Campaign and Ohio Means Jobs Children Services Search
#042 - National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD)
#043 - Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program (KGAP) Rules and Forms Updates
#044 - Ohio Certification for Agencies and Families (OCAF)
#045 - Transition Age Youth Focus Groups
#046 - Concurrent Planning Implementation and Overview
#047 - Request for Proposals Related to Public Awareness and Quality Assurance/Technical Assistance for Adult Protective Services
#048 - Media Campaign Resources and Implementation Tips
#049 - November Child and Adult Protective Services Learning Management System Update
#050 - Kinship Support Program Overpayment Implementation Process
#051 - APS Grant Funds Roundtable County Networking and Sharing
#052 - Production Deployment Date Change for Ohio SACWIS Release 4.23
#053 - OCALM (SaleForce) Community Users Inactivity
#054 - Title IV-E Candidate for Foster Care Ohio Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System Data Entry Requirements
#055 - Important Updates on Implementation of Medicaid's Next Generation Program
#056 - New Child and Adult Protective Services Learning Management System is LIVE
#057 - Youth Navigator Network Contact for YAS Referrals
#058 - Criminal Check Spreadsheet Quarterly Submission-process updated
#059 - Policy and Practice Application Support (PaPAS): Completing a Family Assessment for Title IV-E Juvenile Courts
#060 - Resources and Tools for the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery ACT (CARA) on the Governor's Bold Beginning Website
#061 - OFC Families and Children Letter: Kinship Support Program Payment (COLA) Increase for 2023
#062 - Supporting Kin-First Culture in the Courtroom
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063 - Upcoming Ohio Children's Initiatives CANS Trainings
#064 - Kinship Support Program Overpayment Communication to Caregivers
#065 - Policy and Practice Application Support (PaPAS): Concurrent Planning
#066 - W9 Request for Post Adoption Special Services Subsidy (PASSS) Providers
#067 - Workforce and Rule Relaxation - Additional Strategies
#068 - Listening Session Registration for Foster Parents regarding the Individual Child Care Agreement (ICCA)
#069 - Memorandum of Understanding Updates and Training Announcement
#070 - Request for County Participation in a Workgroup to Improve the Ohio Database for Adult Protective Services (ODAPS)
#071 - Ohio SACWIS Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program (KGAP)
#072 - Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program (KGAP) Regional Training Sessions
#073 - Listening Session Registration for Foster Parents regarding the Individual Child Care Agreement (ICCA) - Evening Session
#074 - Next Generation of Care Coordination Portals
#075 - Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) Updates
#076 - Quality Hearing Toolkit Survey
#077 - Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program (KGAP) Build 4.25 Training
#078 - Funding for Foster Youth Graduating in 2023
#079 - Accenture Virtual Experience Solution (AVEnueS)
#80 - Future Child Protection Oversight and Evaluation (CPOE) Development Listening Sessions
Policy and Practice Guidance Documents
#001 - Additional Practice Considerations During COVID-19
#002 - Foster Parent Training Sessions - Payment Request Process
#003 - Ohio Learn County Portal Job Aid - January 20, 2021
#004 - Kinship Support Program Overview - January 28, 2021
#005 - Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021 - January 29, 2021
#006 - Becoming a Foster Caregiver after the Kinship Support Program - February 16, 2021
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007 - Mandated Animal Abuse Reporting - April 9, 2021
#008 - Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021: Grants to Enhance Adult Protective Services Supplemental Funding - April 30, 2021
#009 - Leave from a Placement - AWOL/Trial Home Visit - June 10, 2021
#010 - House Bill 110 Policy and Practice Updates - July 19, 2021
#011 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: Grants to Enhance Adult Protective Services - August 5, 2021
#012 - Kinship Support Program and State Hearing Rights - September 13, 2021
#013 - Child in a Title IV-E Agency's Custody/Care and Placement Ordered to Detention/Ohio Department of Youth Services (ODYS)
#014 -
RTIS Communication JFS Residential Agencies
#015 -
Foster Youth and Resource Family Bill of Rights
#016 -
Best Practice Incentive Guidance
#017 - APS Screening Guidelines - Desk Aid-APS Intake Screening Information - December 17, 2021
#018 - Non-Qualifies Residential Treatment Program (QRTP) becomes QRTP Compliant - January 28, 2022
#019 - Family Case Plan - Alternative Form of Contact Guidance Documents - January 31, 2022
#020 - Post Adoption Special Services Subsidy & Background - February 9, 2022
#021 - Family First Prevention Services Act: Prevention Services Eligibility and Reimbursement - February 16, 2022
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022 - IV-E Courts, Automated Child Welfare Information System: SACWIS Data Entry Requirements - March 18, 2022
#022A - IV-E Courts, SACWIS Data Entry Requirements Guidance - September 28, 2022
#023 - Family Finding Resources and Guidance Documents
#024 - Ohio Database for Adult Protective Services (ODAPS): User Access and Updates - June 1, 2022
#025 - Waivers for Kinship Foster Caregivers - June 3, 2022
#026 - APS Education and In-Service Training Requirements for Caseworkers and Supervisors - August 5, 2022
#027 - Rule Relaxations for PCSA Workforce - August 26, 2022
#028 - Rescue Plan Act of 2021: Grants to Enhance Adult Protective Services SFY2022 - October 5, 2022
#028A - Rescue Plan Act of 2021: Grants to Enhance Adult Protective Services SFY 2022 - County Plan Form
#029 - Ohio Trauma-Informed Care Certificate Renewal - October 19, 2022
#030 - Clarification and Crosswalk for HB4 and SB239 - October 26, 2022
#031 - Clarification of Federal Adult Protective Services (APS) Funding Grants - October 26, 2022
#032 - Fiscal Activities Provided to County Family Services Agencies - November 16, 2022
#033 - Strengthening Relationships Toolkit - December 7, 2022
#034 - Concurrent Planning Policy and Practice Guide - December 7, 2022
#035 - Access to Aetna's OhioRISE Care Coordination Portal, Family Connect - December 7, 2022
#036 - Implementation of Medicaid's Next Generation Program, Managed Care Organization Expansion - December 7, 2022
#037 - Foster Parent as Kin Court Order Policy and Practice Guide - December 14, 2022
#038 - Public Children Services Agency Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program (KGAP) Requirements and Workflow - December 21, 2022
How Racism In The Ohio Child Services System Impacts The Lives of Individuals Involved
Letter from Interim Director Damschroder
Final Report - February 5, 2021
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Extended Funding for Communities of Support Grants FCL #007
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Foster Youth Rights Handbook-JFS 01677 (new version coming in May 2022)
Ohio Adoption Guide
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Title IV-E Reimbursement Ceilings for April 1, 2021, to March 31, 2022
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Title IV-E Reimbursement Ceilings for April 1, 2020, to March 31, 2021
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How to Download the JFS 02911 Single Cost Report
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Ohio Title IV-E Cost Report Process
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