Feds Fine Ohio Child Welfare $3.8 Million For Failure To Improve Performance Between 2008 & 2012

The federal Administration for Children and Families (ACF) has fined the Ohio child welfare system $3.8 million for failing to meet minimum performance standards on the Ohio’s Child and Family Services Review (CFSR). In 2008, Ohio failed to meet minimum performance standards for 10 of the 14 criteria, and failed to meet standards for two criteria in 2012.

The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) implemented an improvement plan for child welfare services after the 2008 failure, but by the 2012 CFSR was still below par for two criteria: “child and parent visitation” and “recurrence of . . .