OHIO START

Ohio began the implementation of the Ohio Sobriety Treatment and Reducing Trauma (START) model in April 2017. Ohio START was created through the office of then Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine in partnership with the Public Children Services Association of Ohio (PCSAO) as a response to the opioid epidemic that was decimating Ohio families. Ohio START is housed at and led by PCSAO. Implementation of the model began with 17 counties in Appalachian Ohio. Since that initial cohort of 17 Appalachian counites, the model has spread throughout the state of Ohio and is now being implemented in 54 counties... This project creates an opportunity for a new best practice model designed to lead to better outcomes for children and families impacted by opiates and other drugs. The overall goal of this model is to stabilize families harmed by parental drug use so that both children and their parents can recover and move forward with abuse-free and addiction-free lives. Ohio START integrates community..

Primary location: Columbus United States