COLUMBUS -- Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine on Monday released a report outlining several issues surrounding Ohio's foster care system.
"We held the child safety summits to hear from the people who know the child welfare system the most: foster parents, foster youth, juvenile judges, and those who work in the child welfare community," DeWine said.
To address the issues, DeWine said he has created a The Foster Care Advisory Group to issue recommendations to address the concerns.
The report contains several of the major issues revealed during the summits, including:
⢠Restrictions in Foster Parent Participation
⢠Guardian ad Litem Noncompliance with Rule 48
⢠Few Mentors for Foster Youth
⢠Stigmas Surrounding Youth in Foster Care
⢠Decreasing Accountability and Funding
⢠Barriers to Permanency
The group's final recommendations are due in 90 days.
A copy of the full report can be found at the Ohio Attorney General's website.
"We held the child safety summits to hear from the people who know the child welfare system the most: foster parents, foster youth, juvenile judges, and those who work in the child welfare community," DeWine said.
To address the issues, DeWine said he has created a The Foster Care Advisory Group to issue recommendations to address the concerns.
The report contains several of the major issues revealed during the summits, including:
⢠Restrictions in Foster Parent Participation
⢠Guardian ad Litem Noncompliance with Rule 48
⢠Few Mentors for Foster Youth
⢠Stigmas Surrounding Youth in Foster Care
⢠Decreasing Accountability and Funding
⢠Barriers to Permanency
The group's final recommendations are due in 90 days.
A copy of the full report can be found at the Ohio Attorney General's website.
