Technical Assistance
An application for technical assistance for a child or youth with multi-system needs may be made by a family or any local agency (County Family and Children First Council, Public Children's Services Agency, Board of Developmental Disabilities, Board of Mental Health and Addiction Services, and others). Technical assistance can be requested to facilitate coordination of clinically appropriate services, supports, and resources for children / youth and their families.
Multi-System Youth Custody Relinquishment Funds
County Family and Children First Councils (FCFCs) via a grant agreement with the Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM) may seek multi-system youth custody relinquishment funding. Funding must only be requested to support children and youth who are at risk for custody relinquishment or have already been relinquished and need services and/or supports to transition to community and/or non-custody settings.
Complete applications that meet all of the requirments outlined in this guidance document will be vetted by a multi-system team composed of child/youth serving state agencies, and funding will be authorized (or not authorized) by ODM. Authorized funding will be subject to the terms of ODM’s executed grant agreement with each County FCFC.
Acronyms/Terms
Ever attend a meeting only to swim in a large bowl of alphabet soup? Below is a useful listing of acronyms often used with Family and Children First Councils. If you discover a new acronym or would like a term defined, please contact OFCF to update the listing.
Consultants/Facilitators
Below is listing of consultation and facilitation resources available in Ohio. This document does not serve as an endorsement by OFCF. It is a listing generated by FCFC Coordinators' recommendations of facilitators they have successfully used in the past. Please contact OFCF to consider adding additional names to this listing.
Contact Us
The OFCF Cabinet Council is comprised of the directors of the eleven state agencies (ODA, ODODD, ODE, ODH, ODJFS, OhioMHAS, ODRC, ODYS, OOD, ODM, and OBM) and the Governor’s Office. In addition to the OFCF Cabinet Council, there is a group consisting of deputy directors from each of the cabinet agencies that assist with and operationalize the work of Ohio Family and Children First.