Ohio Department Of Children And Youth Prevention Plan 2023-2027
The Ohio Department of Children and Youth's Title IV-E Family First Prevention Plan aims to transform the state's children's services system by shifting from reactive to proactive support for children and families. Key strategic pillars include leveraging evidence-based prevention programs, engaging diverse stakeholders, developing a shared vision for agency purpose and practice, strengthening the continuum of care, and ensuring equitable service access statewide. The plan outlines a phased implementation of evidence-based practices such as Multisystemic Therapy, Functional Family Therapy, Healthy Families America, Parents as Teachers, Motivational Interviewing, and Triple P Online to address identified child and family needs. The overarching goal is to prevent children from entering foster care and enhance overall family well-being and safety through continuous quality improvement and workforce development.