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    Ohio Caseworkers Strive to Keep Families Together, Reduce Trauma for Kids

    October 11, 2023

    The opioid crisis continues to plaque communities across Ohio, and according to the state Department of Job and Family Services, more than 3,000 Ohio children were removed from their homes because of parental substance use in 2022. A silver lining is a program called START, which provides wraparound services to families and is seeing high success rates.

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    Brown County first in nation to be certified for program designed to keep families together

    December 9, 2022

    Brown County Job and Family Services is the first local jurisdiction in the nation to be certified for quality implementation of a national model for families struggling with substance use and child maltreatment.

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    Meet Your Neighbor: START Helps Families with Substance Abuse Issues

    September 26, 2022

    Thanks to the Ohio START program, those families have access to a team of professionals who support their recovery, help them navigate the court system, and work to keep the children in the home.

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    Recovery Month: Ohio START Shows Success in Reuniting Families

    September 12, 2022

    September is National Recovery Month, and a program in Ohio is showing success in healing families who have struggled with addiction.

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    Ohio START program in Medina County works with families with substance abuse issues or concerns

    February 2, 2022

    For almost two years, staff members of Medina County Jobs and Family Services have worked to help families in the county with substance abuse issues or concerns.

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    Ohio START Announces Cohort 5

    January 27, 2022

    Ohio START announced today that 4 new counties have been selected to join the program, bringing to 54 the number of counties participating.

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    For one group in child welfare, trauma is especially common

    September 16, 2021

    While many parents and caregivers involved in the child welfare system suffered trauma as children, new research suggests that those with substance misuse issues as adults may have had particularly difficult childhoods.

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    Ohio START 2020 Impact Report

    February 23, 2021

    Ohio START released its 2020 Impact Report including which provides data about the program this year as well as quotes and a success story.

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    Ohio START Cohort 4 Press Release

    January 26, 2021

    Ohio START announced today that 6 new counties have been selected to join the program, bringing the number of counties participating in START to 52.

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    Publications

    Bunger, A. C., Chuang, E., Girth, A., Lancaster, K. E., Gadel, F., Himmeger, M., Saldana, L., Powell, B. J., & Aarons, G. A. (2020). Establishing cross-systems collaborations for implementation: Protocol for a longitudinal mixed methods study. Implementation Science, 15(1), 55. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-020-01016-9

     

    Bunger, A. C., Chuang, E., Girth, A. M., Lancaster, K. E., Smith, R., Phillips, R., Martin, J., Gadel, F., Willauer, T., Himmeger, M., Millisor, J., McClellan, J., Powell, B. J., Saldana, L., & Aarons, G. A. (Forthcoming). Specifying Cross-System Collaboration Strategies for Implementation: A Multiple Site Study and Expert Panel with Child Welfare and Behavioral Health Organizations. Implementation Science. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-024-01335-1

     

    Dellor, E. D., Yoon, S., Bunger, A. C., Himmeger, M., & Freishtler, B. (2021). Benchmarking Trauma in Child Welfare: A Brief Report. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 08862605211038324. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605211038324

     

    Smith, R. A., Girth, A. M., & Hutzel, M. (2021). Assessing Organizational Role and Perceptions of Programmatic Success in Policy Implementation. Administration & Society, 53(10), 1512–1546. https://doi.org/10.1177/00953997211011624

     

    Yoon, S., Coxe, K., Bunger, A., Freisthler, B., Dellor, E., Langaigne, A., & Millisor, J. (2021). Feasibility of engaging child welfare-involved parents with substance use disorders in research: Key challenges and lessons learned. Journal of Public Child Welfare, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1080/15548732.2021.1899099

     

    Yoon, S., Ploss, A., Hutzel, M., Webb, R., Hatfield, A., Lee, J. Y., Munshi, A., Radney, A., & McClellan, J. (2024). Parenting attitudes and behaviors among parents involved with the child welfare system and affected by substance use disorders. Child Abuse & Neglect, 149, 106657. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.106657