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OCTF April Child Abuse Prevention Month webinars
This April for National Child Abuse Prevention Month, Ohio Children's Trust Fund (OCTF) is hosting four prevention-focused webinars. Each webinar will offer insight into child abuse prevention work happening across the state and the impact these programs are having on families. Learn more and register here. See the webinar dates below:
- April 4 at 11 a.m. – “Triple P Fear-Less: A Parent Educator’s Toolbox to Support Families Parenting an Anxious Child or Teen,” presented by Susan McDonald, Knox County HeadStart
- April 11 at 11 a.m. – “Portage County Prevention and Beyond,” presented by Leanne Biltz, Children’s Advocacy Center of Portage County
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April 18 at 11 a.m. – “Guernsey Cares: Coordinating Access to Resources, Education, and Services,” presented by Lori Robson, East Central Ohio Educational Service Center
- April 25 at 11 a.m. – “The Map Forward Project: Neuroscience for Hopeful Futures,” presented by Tammy Baumgartel, Albany Counseling Services
Training on trauma-informed resiliency oriented supervision
Join Case Western Center for Innovative Practices on April 17 at 9 a.m. for a training session to address supervisory relationships as a parallel process of promoting resilience, providing both support to the supervisees and a roadmap for the relationship that the supervisee has with the family. Small group breakouts will be used to promote and model reflective discussions around resiliency components and promotion. This training is intended for supervisors and administrators only. Register here.
Volunteers needed to test Community Response Guide
Franklin, Hamilton, Lucas, Mahoning and Summit counties are implementing a Community Response Guide–a tool to help mandated reporters determine whether their concern rises to the level of making a referral of abuse or neglect. The project is seeking volunteers this month to help field-test and test the inter-rater reliability of the tool throughout the spring. Volunteers will access virtual training (about one hour) and spend time testing (about another hour) on their own schedule. Testers can include mandated reporters of all types, those with lived experience, and concerned citizens. Preferably, volunteers will live in, work in, or have some regular contact with one of the five counties. Learn more and complete this form to indicate your interest in volunteering as a tester.
Federal updates from National Association of County Human Services Administrators
As of March 22, the House and Senate approved the remaining six FY 2024 appropriations bills, including the Labor-HHS spending measure. Most Health and Human Services (HHS) programs are level funded, but some have minor increases or cuts. One notable exception is the Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG) which was increased nine percent over FY 2023 to $8.75 billion. Click here for details on the six bills. The Biden administration’s budget for HHS contains spending and policy proposals rejected in past years. Read the HHS Budget in Brief and supporting documents here.
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