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Food for Advocacy: New
Opportunities in Adult
Protective Services & Child
Welfare
Featuring: The Ohio Association of Area
Agencies on Aging, the Job and Family
Services Directors Association, and the
Public Children Services Association of
Ohio
WILL PETRIK
STATE DIRECTOR
GAIL CLENDENIN
COMM. DIRECTOR
a statewide coalition of over 470
organizations working together to promote
health and human service budget and policy
solutions so that all Ohioans live better lives.
Advocates for Ohio’s Future is…
We believe in
Click here to endorse our mission
or
go to www.advocatesforohio.org
Join our coalition to advocate for
strong families and communities.
• Help you take action for strong families and
communities in many issue areas
• Inform & Share Resources
• What’s happening at the state level?
AOF’s NEW Monthly Webinar Series
Poll Question…
POLL: Please respond on your screen.
Beth Kowalczyk
Chief Policy Officer,
Ohio Assocation of
Area Agencies on Aging
Public Policy Chair,
Ohio Coalition of
Adult Protective Services
Gayle Channing Tenenbaum-
Director of Policy and
Government Affairs
Public Children Services
Association Of Ohio (PCSAO)
Joel Potts-
Executive Director
Ohio Job and Family Services
Directors’ Assocation
November 13, 2014
Beth Kowalczyk
kowalczyk@ohioaging.org
Ohio Association of
Area Agencies on Aging
www.ohioaging.org
Ohio Coalition of Adult
Protective Services
www.ocapsohio.org
Adult Protective Services Update
Beth Kowalczyk
-Chief Policy Officer
Ohio Association of Area Agencies on Aging
-Chair, Public Policy Committee
Ohio Coalition of Adult Protective Services
Ohio’s Adult Protective Services System
• The Ohio Adult Protective Services Law was enacted
in 1981 as a result of growing awareness of elder
abuse being a major social issue.
• The purpose of APS is to assist adults who are in
danger of harm, unable to protect themselves and
have no one else to assist them.
Four main components:
• Prevention - outreach
• Identification – mandatory reporting, screening
• Intervention – investigation, protection orders, case
management
• Enforcement - prosecution
Ohio’s Adult Protective Services System
How we got here
• Very little state funding
• Patchwork of programs
• H.B. 49
• MBR (HB 483) advocacy
• Asked for $20 million
• Ended up with $10 million & Adult
Protective Services Funding Workgroup
APS Funding Workgroup
The Workgroup shall consist of the following members:
• Administration: Job and Family Services, Budget and Management,
Health Transformation, Aging, Mental Health and Addiction Services.
Developmental Disabilities
• Governor’s Office
• Two members of the House and Senate
• OJFSDA, CCAO, AARP
• Other entities appointed by ODJFS:
• Georgia Anetzberger, Cleveland State University
• John Fisher, Licking County DJFS
• Sylvia Pla-Raith, OCAPS
• Cindy Farson, o4a
APS Funding Workgroup
The Workgroup shall do all of the following:
(1) Investigate programmatic or financial gaps in the adult pro
tective services system;
(2) Identify best practices currently employed at the county le
vel as well as those that can be integrated into the system;
(3) Identify areas of overlap and linkages across all human ser
vices programs;
(4) Coordinate with the Children Services Funding Workgroup
in the Department of Job and Family Services, if the Children
Services Funding Workgroup is created in the Department.
• Not later than September 30, 2014, the Workgroup
shall make recommendations to the Department of
Job and Family Services about a distribution method
for the $10 million in appropriation item 911421 for
possible submission to the Controlling Board.
APS Funding Workgroup
APS Funding Workgroup
• Led by Greg Moody with the Office of Health
Transformation
• Bi-Weekly Meetings
• Presentations
• Recommendations - $10 million
• Still to meet – budget bill recommendations
Recommendations
• Core Minimum Requirements
• Developed by December 31, 2014
• To be met by July 1, 2016
Recommendations – County Funding
• One time County Planning Grants
• Up to $50,000 per county based on milestones
• January – December 2015
• One time Innovation Fund Grants
• APS Funding Workgroup to develop process and criteria
• January – December 2015
• “Shared services”
• One time system training
• July – December 2015
• 4 days of training
• Stipends for staff to attend training
Recommendations – State Infrastructure
Statewide APS Data Collection and Reporting System
• By December 31, 2015
Statewide APS Hotline
• Activate July 1, 2016
System Training
• Extend vendor contract
• Expand trainer pool
Enhance Ohio Human Services Training System – full time
regional coordinators
What’s Next
• APS Funding Workgroup continues to meet
• Core Minimum Requirements
• Innovation Funds
• Budget Recommendations
• Applications for county funding
• Budget advocacy
Director of Policy & Governmental
Affairs, PCSAO
POST MBR AND
CHILD WELFARE
Gayle Channing-
Tenenbaum
Do all children deserve,
safety, permanency
and well being
regardless of where
they live?
PCSAO MBR Request
During MBR, PCSAO requested 20 million additional dollars
to support:
1. Case workers to work with very complex cases
2. Services and planning for our transitioning youth
3. Special staff trainings on trauma informed care.
4. Foster home recruitment
5. Kinship care supports
6. Supporting counties without local dollars
House put in $20 million
• PCSAO also strongly supported dollars for Adult
Protective Services (APS).
• House provided $10 million for Child Welfare and
$10 million for APS
Worked with the Administration in Conference
Committee to create two work groups to determine
distribution of dollars to both systems.
• Child Welfare funding work group
• APS funding work group
Mid-Biennium Review (MBR) Process
Distribution of new GRF dollars
• $3.2 million for counties to use for matching federal dollars for
programs such as independent living & college assistance for
foster youth.
• $6.8 million to be awarded by a grant program to counties.
Efficiency & Innovation Funds
• Grant applications due November 24, 2014
• Focus on one of four state defined expectations.
• Adoption
• In-home case visitation
• Recurrence
• Reentry
Mid-Biennium Review (MBR) Process
Child Welfare in Ohio
1. Number of reported cases of child abuses and neglect
totaled almost 100,000
2. As of Jan 1, 2014, 12,796 children were in custody of a
child welfare agency. Throughout the year probable #
could go as high as 15,000.
3. 21% of these cases were assigned to alternative
response.
4. Over 10 years, Ohio has led the nation with 42%
reduction. We are beginning to see some of these
numbers creep up.
How old are the children with substance
abusing parents?
From the
Ohio
Department
of Job and
Family
Services
How long does a child remain in custody
when a parent has substance abuse issues?
From the
Ohio
Department
of Job and
Family
Services
85% will stay
longer than
30 days
50% will stay
longer than
300 days
I. Encourage implementation of the Screening and Assessment
for Family Engagement, Retention and Recovery (SAFERR)
Model
II. Increase the number of Family Dependency Treatment
Courts
III. Establish time-limited prioritization of drug treatment
counseling and recovery services or Child Welfare cases
IV. Increase access to Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
V. Expand access to recovery support and intensive child
welfare case management
Co-Chaired - Timothy Dick, Clermont County Children Services
Orman Hall - Governor’s cabinet opiate action team.
Child Welfare Opiate Engagement Project
Why?
• Ohio ranks 50th in the nation in state investment for
child welfare.
• Ohio is highest in the nation for local child welfare
investment, but funding is extremely inequitable.
• Local child welfare agencies have suffered a 20% loss of
scarce state funds in the past few years, including cuts to
the State Child Protection Allocation and state portion of
Adoption Assistance.
Improving Child Outcomes with Shared Resources
Joel Potts
Executive Director
Ohio Job and Family Services
Directors’ Assocation
APS
 Since the beginning of the APS program in the state, county
human service agencies have had the bulk of the responsibility
and liability for the program
 Lack of funding and direction from the state has led to a
fractured system, with operations and services varying greatly
between the county agencies
 Unreliable funding, lack of standard procedures, poor data and
lack of direction have negatively impacted the APS program
 The Ohio Job and Family Services Directors’ Association is very
supportive of the efforts of the workgroup
Adult Protective Services
APS
 This process will move the APS program forward, providing the
kind of standardization and structure necessary to meet the
needs of our aging population
 Successful implementation of the workgroup recommendations
will lead to a better system but also shine a light on the ongoing
needs for APS in the state
 Continued state investments will be critical for the ultimate
success of Ohio’s APS program and this approach is a necessary
part of the process
 Future funding will be dependent on the successful
implementation of the recommendations of the workgroup
Adult Protective Services
APS
 The lack of state financial support has had a crippling effect on
Ohio’s child welfare program
 We are thankful for the funding included in the MBR but much
more needs to be accomplished to support the child welfare
program
 Over 80 counties submitted proposals for the innovation grants,
demonstrating the need and breadth of needs in the
community
 These innovation grants will help counties address critical needs
but not address the underlining financial problems in the child
welfare system
Child Welfare
APS
 The county associations will push hard for significant new
investments for child welfare to address the many needs in the
program
 While counties lead the nation in local funding support children,
Ohio is fiftieth in the United States for child welfare investments
 Ohio should, can and must do more for the children of this state
Child Welfare
TAKE ACTION: STRENGTHEN SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND
SENIORS IN YOUR COUNTY
• If you work for a county with access to innovation grant
funding for APS - begin to formulate a plan for how funds
will be used and start a conversation with local legislators
about what’s happening in your county
• If you do not work for a county - be ready to advocate for
APS & child welfare in the upcoming state budget
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New Opportunities in Adult Protective Services & Child Welfare

  • 1. Food for Advocacy: New Opportunities in Adult Protective Services & Child Welfare Featuring: The Ohio Association of Area Agencies on Aging, the Job and Family Services Directors Association, and the Public Children Services Association of Ohio
  • 2. WILL PETRIK STATE DIRECTOR GAIL CLENDENIN COMM. DIRECTOR
  • 3. a statewide coalition of over 470 organizations working together to promote health and human service budget and policy solutions so that all Ohioans live better lives. Advocates for Ohio’s Future is…
  • 5. Click here to endorse our mission or go to www.advocatesforohio.org Join our coalition to advocate for strong families and communities.
  • 6. • Help you take action for strong families and communities in many issue areas • Inform & Share Resources • What’s happening at the state level? AOF’s NEW Monthly Webinar Series
  • 7. Poll Question… POLL: Please respond on your screen.
  • 8. Beth Kowalczyk Chief Policy Officer, Ohio Assocation of Area Agencies on Aging Public Policy Chair, Ohio Coalition of Adult Protective Services Gayle Channing Tenenbaum- Director of Policy and Government Affairs Public Children Services Association Of Ohio (PCSAO) Joel Potts- Executive Director Ohio Job and Family Services Directors’ Assocation
  • 9. November 13, 2014 Beth Kowalczyk kowalczyk@ohioaging.org Ohio Association of Area Agencies on Aging www.ohioaging.org Ohio Coalition of Adult Protective Services www.ocapsohio.org Adult Protective Services Update Beth Kowalczyk -Chief Policy Officer Ohio Association of Area Agencies on Aging -Chair, Public Policy Committee Ohio Coalition of Adult Protective Services
  • 10. Ohio’s Adult Protective Services System • The Ohio Adult Protective Services Law was enacted in 1981 as a result of growing awareness of elder abuse being a major social issue. • The purpose of APS is to assist adults who are in danger of harm, unable to protect themselves and have no one else to assist them.
  • 11. Four main components: • Prevention - outreach • Identification – mandatory reporting, screening • Intervention – investigation, protection orders, case management • Enforcement - prosecution Ohio’s Adult Protective Services System
  • 12. How we got here • Very little state funding • Patchwork of programs • H.B. 49 • MBR (HB 483) advocacy • Asked for $20 million • Ended up with $10 million & Adult Protective Services Funding Workgroup
  • 13. APS Funding Workgroup The Workgroup shall consist of the following members: • Administration: Job and Family Services, Budget and Management, Health Transformation, Aging, Mental Health and Addiction Services. Developmental Disabilities • Governor’s Office • Two members of the House and Senate • OJFSDA, CCAO, AARP • Other entities appointed by ODJFS: • Georgia Anetzberger, Cleveland State University • John Fisher, Licking County DJFS • Sylvia Pla-Raith, OCAPS • Cindy Farson, o4a
  • 14. APS Funding Workgroup The Workgroup shall do all of the following: (1) Investigate programmatic or financial gaps in the adult pro tective services system; (2) Identify best practices currently employed at the county le vel as well as those that can be integrated into the system; (3) Identify areas of overlap and linkages across all human ser vices programs; (4) Coordinate with the Children Services Funding Workgroup in the Department of Job and Family Services, if the Children Services Funding Workgroup is created in the Department.
  • 15. • Not later than September 30, 2014, the Workgroup shall make recommendations to the Department of Job and Family Services about a distribution method for the $10 million in appropriation item 911421 for possible submission to the Controlling Board. APS Funding Workgroup
  • 16. APS Funding Workgroup • Led by Greg Moody with the Office of Health Transformation • Bi-Weekly Meetings • Presentations • Recommendations - $10 million • Still to meet – budget bill recommendations
  • 17. Recommendations • Core Minimum Requirements • Developed by December 31, 2014 • To be met by July 1, 2016
  • 18. Recommendations – County Funding • One time County Planning Grants • Up to $50,000 per county based on milestones • January – December 2015 • One time Innovation Fund Grants • APS Funding Workgroup to develop process and criteria • January – December 2015 • “Shared services” • One time system training • July – December 2015 • 4 days of training • Stipends for staff to attend training
  • 19. Recommendations – State Infrastructure Statewide APS Data Collection and Reporting System • By December 31, 2015 Statewide APS Hotline • Activate July 1, 2016 System Training • Extend vendor contract • Expand trainer pool Enhance Ohio Human Services Training System – full time regional coordinators
  • 20. What’s Next • APS Funding Workgroup continues to meet • Core Minimum Requirements • Innovation Funds • Budget Recommendations • Applications for county funding • Budget advocacy
  • 21. Director of Policy & Governmental Affairs, PCSAO POST MBR AND CHILD WELFARE Gayle Channing- Tenenbaum
  • 22. Do all children deserve, safety, permanency and well being regardless of where they live?
  • 23. PCSAO MBR Request During MBR, PCSAO requested 20 million additional dollars to support: 1. Case workers to work with very complex cases 2. Services and planning for our transitioning youth 3. Special staff trainings on trauma informed care. 4. Foster home recruitment 5. Kinship care supports 6. Supporting counties without local dollars
  • 24. House put in $20 million • PCSAO also strongly supported dollars for Adult Protective Services (APS). • House provided $10 million for Child Welfare and $10 million for APS Worked with the Administration in Conference Committee to create two work groups to determine distribution of dollars to both systems. • Child Welfare funding work group • APS funding work group Mid-Biennium Review (MBR) Process
  • 25. Distribution of new GRF dollars • $3.2 million for counties to use for matching federal dollars for programs such as independent living & college assistance for foster youth. • $6.8 million to be awarded by a grant program to counties. Efficiency & Innovation Funds • Grant applications due November 24, 2014 • Focus on one of four state defined expectations. • Adoption • In-home case visitation • Recurrence • Reentry Mid-Biennium Review (MBR) Process
  • 26. Child Welfare in Ohio 1. Number of reported cases of child abuses and neglect totaled almost 100,000 2. As of Jan 1, 2014, 12,796 children were in custody of a child welfare agency. Throughout the year probable # could go as high as 15,000. 3. 21% of these cases were assigned to alternative response. 4. Over 10 years, Ohio has led the nation with 42% reduction. We are beginning to see some of these numbers creep up.
  • 27. How old are the children with substance abusing parents? From the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
  • 28. How long does a child remain in custody when a parent has substance abuse issues? From the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services 85% will stay longer than 30 days 50% will stay longer than 300 days
  • 29. I. Encourage implementation of the Screening and Assessment for Family Engagement, Retention and Recovery (SAFERR) Model II. Increase the number of Family Dependency Treatment Courts III. Establish time-limited prioritization of drug treatment counseling and recovery services or Child Welfare cases IV. Increase access to Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) V. Expand access to recovery support and intensive child welfare case management Co-Chaired - Timothy Dick, Clermont County Children Services Orman Hall - Governor’s cabinet opiate action team. Child Welfare Opiate Engagement Project
  • 30. Why? • Ohio ranks 50th in the nation in state investment for child welfare. • Ohio is highest in the nation for local child welfare investment, but funding is extremely inequitable. • Local child welfare agencies have suffered a 20% loss of scarce state funds in the past few years, including cuts to the State Child Protection Allocation and state portion of Adoption Assistance. Improving Child Outcomes with Shared Resources
  • 31. Joel Potts Executive Director Ohio Job and Family Services Directors’ Assocation
  • 32. APS  Since the beginning of the APS program in the state, county human service agencies have had the bulk of the responsibility and liability for the program  Lack of funding and direction from the state has led to a fractured system, with operations and services varying greatly between the county agencies  Unreliable funding, lack of standard procedures, poor data and lack of direction have negatively impacted the APS program  The Ohio Job and Family Services Directors’ Association is very supportive of the efforts of the workgroup Adult Protective Services
  • 33. APS  This process will move the APS program forward, providing the kind of standardization and structure necessary to meet the needs of our aging population  Successful implementation of the workgroup recommendations will lead to a better system but also shine a light on the ongoing needs for APS in the state  Continued state investments will be critical for the ultimate success of Ohio’s APS program and this approach is a necessary part of the process  Future funding will be dependent on the successful implementation of the recommendations of the workgroup Adult Protective Services
  • 34. APS  The lack of state financial support has had a crippling effect on Ohio’s child welfare program  We are thankful for the funding included in the MBR but much more needs to be accomplished to support the child welfare program  Over 80 counties submitted proposals for the innovation grants, demonstrating the need and breadth of needs in the community  These innovation grants will help counties address critical needs but not address the underlining financial problems in the child welfare system Child Welfare
  • 35. APS  The county associations will push hard for significant new investments for child welfare to address the many needs in the program  While counties lead the nation in local funding support children, Ohio is fiftieth in the United States for child welfare investments  Ohio should, can and must do more for the children of this state Child Welfare
  • 36. TAKE ACTION: STRENGTHEN SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND SENIORS IN YOUR COUNTY • If you work for a county with access to innovation grant funding for APS - begin to formulate a plan for how funds will be used and start a conversation with local legislators about what’s happening in your county • If you do not work for a county - be ready to advocate for APS & child welfare in the upcoming state budget
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  • 39. TAKE ACTION: ENSURE MEDICAID FUNDING CONTINUES 1. Share Heather’s video about health care access 2. Submit one health care story to OhioSPEAKS by the end of November
  • 40. COMING UP NEXT Hunger in Ohio State, Federal and Charitable responses for the 1 in 6 food-insecure Ohioans
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