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Happy New Year from Ohio START! This year, we look forward to welcoming an eighth cohort, the certification of additional counties as Certified START Affiliates, and helping families across Ohio in need of compassion, love, and healing.
“The beginning is the most important part of the work.” —Plato
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From the Field: County Highlights | |
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Lawrence
Lawrence County START is onboarding the new dyad who has already formed a close, collaborative working relationship.
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Brown
Brown County ended the year with 100% compliance across Fidelity components.
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Lucas
Congratulations to Lucas County on achieving START National Certification!
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2025 Ohio START Summit
May 13-14
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Save the Date!
The 2024 Ohio START Summit will take place May 13-14 at Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center near Columbus. This event brings together more than 200 caseworkers, supervisors, behavioral health providers, and family peer mentors for networking and learning how best to serve Ohio's families struggling with co-occurring child maltreatment and substance use disorder. Registration is anticipated to open in March.
Call for Presenters Closes Feb. 3
Ohio START is seeking proposals for unique and energizing workshops targeted towards child protection, peer support, and substance use treatment professionals. We are especially interested in workshops featuring local presenters and panel discussions. Workshops that can be offered for CEUs are preferred. The deadline to apply is Feb. 3. Apply here.
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Lucas County Achieves Certification | |
Congratulations to Lucas County Children Services on completing their certification review to become a Certified START Affiliate! Certification in the START model shows that the county is serving START clients with model fidelity which leads to better outcomes for families while keeping child safety a priority. | |
Ohio START Welcomes OSU Intern | |
Ohio START is pleased to welcome Molly Richards as the new Ohio START intern. Molly is an advanced standing MSW student at OSU. She completed her BSW last year, minoring in English. Her BSW internship was completed at KIPP Columbus Elementary where she worked directly with students and staff. With experience as a research assistant, Molly will be a great asset to the Ohio START evaluation team. | |
Motivational Interviewing Team Coaching | |
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Last month, Carston Mesnick and Kathi Kurtz met with Ashland and Delaware Counties for in person Motivational Interviewing Coaching sessions. Pictured is Nicole Alexander, Delaware County Caseworker. Not all heroes wear capes, but Ohio START teams are heroes for their families. They practice the spirit of Motivational Interviewing or CAPE when they use MI including compassion, acceptance, partnership, and empowerment. If you would like county team coaching on Motivational Interviewing, please reach out to your county TA.
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Mahoning County Holiday Tree | |
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The Mahoning County Ohio START team put together a tree to celebrate the holidays. Pictured are Emily Martz, Kristen Ragozine, June Anthony, Tina Cvetkovich, Ashlee Johnson.
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Share a Success Story and Recognize Your Team! | |
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Share your success story to be featured in the next newsletter here.
Nominate an Ohio START staff member to be spotlighted here.
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Did you know Brigid’s Path has a monthly newsletter that will help you stay up to date with their availability and offerings for families? Sign up here.
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Ohio START Job Postings
Do you have an open Ohio START position? Please send the details of your open positions to christine@pcsao.org to post on the Ohio START website.
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Alumni Support Group
Ohio START graduates are invited to participate in an Ohio START Alumni Group to connect with fellow alumni and celebrate successes. See the flyer to learn more. Email carston@pcsao.org for more information.
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Podcast Features Ashland County FPM
Episode 14 of the 3,000 Good Things podcast features Brittany, a family peer mentor in Ashland County, for a discussion on the importance of community support for families navigating the child welfare system. Brittany shares her experiences creating support groups for families in various situations and emphasizes the significance of listening, observing and collaborating with families and the need for a safe space to connect and support one another.
The podcast is being distributed through PCSAO's PACT LAB Weekly Update and is also available on Spotify at 3,000 Good Things. Click here to learn more about PACT. Subscribe to receive PACT Lab Weekly Updates.
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New Recovery Housing Rules Effective Jan. 1
In accordance with Ohio law (R.C. 5119.394), OhioMHAS has established a registry of recovery housing residences that are accredited (or its equivalent) by certain accreditation organizations or, if newer (in operation for not more than 18 months), are actively engaged in efforts to obtain such accreditation.
Beginning Jan. 1, 2025, pursuant to R.C. 5119.396, community addiction services providers and community mental health services providers, collectively identified as certified community behavioral health providers, are prohibited from referring clients to a recovery housing residence that is not on the statewide recovery housing residence registry on the date the referral is made. Community addiction services providers and community mental health services providers must maintain records of all referrals made to recovery housing residences.
For additional information on the statewide recovery housing residence registry, click here. Other information about recovery housing residences maintained by OhioMHAS is available here.
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Ohio Recovery Friendly Workplace
RecoveryOhio has launched the Ohio Recovery Friendly Workplace initiative, which invites businesses and organizations to boost their bottom lines and improve the well-being and productivity of their staff by becoming a champion of recovery! Employers across Ohio are creating a supportive environment for employees recovering from mental health and substance use challenges. See here for more information and access the toolkit from RecoveryOhio here.
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Cannabis and Adolescent Development Webinar
The Addiction Policy Forum is hosting a webinar on Jan. 15 from 1-2:30 p.m. on the complex relationship between cannabis use and adolescent development with Dr. Mark Gold, a renowned expert in addiction and psychiatry, and Dr. Sarah Vinson, Professor and Chair of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at Morehouse School of Medicine. The presentations will explore the effects of cannabis on adolescent brain development, its potential long-term consequences, and emerging trends in use among younger populations. Learn more and register here.
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Learning Community Discussions 2025
Here are the dates for the first 2025 Learning Community Calls for caseworkers, supervisors, administrators, behavioral health workers, family peer mentors, and the Resilience Network. Future meeting dates to come.
- Caseworker Learning Community is held quarterly starting on Jan. 15 from 10-11 a.m.
- Behavioral Health Learning Community is held quarterly starting on Jan. 16 from 9-10 a.m.
- Supervisor Learning Community Meeting is every two months starting Jan. 16 from 9-10 a.m.
- Administrative Learning Community Meeting is every other month starting Feb. 20 from 9-10 a.m.
- Family Peer Mentor Monthly Meeting is the last Wednesday of the month from 11 a.m.-12 p.m.
- Resilience Network is held monthly on the first Tuesday of the month from 8:30-9:30 a.m.
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Visit the training calendar below to register | |
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Family Team Meetings (1/7 & 1/8)
Jan. 7 & 8 from 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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Moving Beyond the Basics - A Closer Look at Familial Trafficking
Jan. 13 from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
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Introduction to START for New Staff
Jan. 16 from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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Supervisor Professional Learning Community
Jan. 16 from 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
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Nurturing Parenting (1/22-24/2025)
Jan. 22-24 from 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
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Foundations 3: Behavioral Health Treatment Provider Strategies (1/27 & 1/28)
Jan. 27 & 28 from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
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Ohio START is a program of PCSAO and an affiliate of the National START Model
Our Mission: We approach Substance Use Disorders with compassion, understanding and hope for recovery. We work as a team, supporting and holding each other accountable. We believe in family, love, equity, and redemption.
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