Public Children Services Association of Ohio

08/13/2026

Meet our October 1 conference keynote speaker, Jim Still-Pepper! Jim recently retired after 37 years as a social worker focusing on getting mental health services into the community. He is currently the Director of The Learning Lab for Quality Moments Behavioral Health where he develops training for the Clinical Team. In addition to his clinical work, Jim is the founder of Still Light Seminars LLC, a motivational training and consulting company. His presentations are known for being engaging, interactive, and grounded in real world application — the kind that leave people not just inspired, but ready to try something new the very next day.

Join us Sept. 30-Oct. 2 at the Hilton Columbus at Easton to learn best practices and celebrate successes alongside more than 500 child protection professionals from around the state. https://cvent.me/EyvyeD

08/11/2026

The PCSAO Conference would not be possible without our sponsors! Thank you to Aetna OhioRISE for being a platinum sponsor of the 2026 PCSAO Annual Conference, Sept. 30-Oct. 2. Register for the conference and learn more about our sponsors: https://cvent.me/7odwA2

08/10/2026

Today, PCSAO's staff showed that -- we to raise awareness of the importance of child support! PCSAO values our partnership with Ohio Child Support Professionals Association.

08/06/2026

PCSAO's Board of Trustees proudly for child support awareness in August.

08/06/2026

Meet the opening keynote speaker of our conference, Amnoni Myers! Amnoni brings both lived experience and professional expertise to her work. Amnoni is the Founder and CEO of Launch Ahead, a trauma-informed platform designed to support youth in foster care as they transition into adulthood; the Founder of You Are The Prize, LLC, a speaking and consulting platform focused on healing, leadership, and systems change; and the author of the best-selling memoir You Are the Prize: Seeing Yourself Beyond the Imperfections of Your Trauma.

Join us Sept. 30-Oct. 2 at the Hilton Columbus at Easton to learn best practices and celebrate successes alongside more than 500 child protection professionals from around the state. https://cvent.me/EyvyeD

08/04/2026

August is Child Support Awareness Month! Throughout the month, join the Ohio Child Support Professionals Association in raising awareness for the vital work of Ohio's child support program, impacting 1 in 5 Ohio children.

07/27/2026

Registration is now open for the 2026 PCSAO Annual Conference! The theme, “Resilient Together: Wellness in Child Protection,” recognizes that strengthening the capacity of staff to support themselves and one another will ultimately lead to stronger teams and improved outcomes for families.

Join us Sept. 30-Oct. 2 at the Hilton Columbus at Easton to learn best practices and celebrate successes alongside more than 500 child protection professionals from around the state. https://cvent.me/W40q5a

07/23/2026

In the latest episode of the podcast 3,000 Good Things, PCSAO's Mike Kenney and Ashley Roy are joined by Onita to discuss kinship caregiving.

When Onita took in her granddaughter Skyla nearly two and a half years ago, they were two people who barely knew each other. What they have built since is not a rescue story. It is an adjustment story. In part one of this two-part conversation, Onita talks about the invisible grief that kinship caregivers carry, the decisions to chase and not chase the people we love, and how creativity became the language she and Skyla use to understand each other.

Listen now on Spotify, Amazon Music, or Apple Music. https://linktr.ee/ashleyroypcsao?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=becf1e23-d4eb-49a2-8a33-d8544fb317dc

07/21/2026

Ohio START has now served more than 5,500 Ohioans across 56 Ohio counties! Our mission is to empower families affected by substance use disorders to recover safely and together, supporting children and parents in building healthy, stable, and thriving lives. https://ohiostart.org/

07/14/2026

Thanks to the Controlling Board and the State for approving $1 million in emergency aid to Vinton County to help ensure that the 16 Siders children get the care and support they need to begin healing. Special acknowledgment goes to State Senator Shane Wilkin and Representative Mark Johnson for their efforts to secure these funds and support the staff of South Central Ohio Job & Family Services.

The state approved $1 million to help Vinton County care for the 16 rescued children. That's probably just the beginning.