NCJ Number
230982
Journal
Children, Families, and the Courts - Ohio Bulletin Volume: 3 Issue: 3 Dated: Spring 2007 Pages: 1-24
Date Published
2007
Length
24 pages
Annotation
This paper examines the development and implementation of Ohio's Alternative Response child protection model.
Abstract
In 2004, the Supreme Court of Ohio's Subcommittee on Responding to Child Abuse, and Neglect and Dependency recommended the initiation of an Alternative Response child protection model in Ohio. Alternative response allows child protection agencies to divert cases to different tracks or response paths in order to better address the specific circumstances and needs of each report of child maltreatment. In focusing on alternative response child protection models, this bulletin presents an overview of alternative response, examines the national data on alternative response structures, outline the Subcommittee's alternative response proposal, and provide an update on Ohio's progress toward implementation of an Alternative Response model. 41 endnotes and Ohio Updates