Governor DeWine's Offices and Councils
The Governor's Children's Initiative is tasked with leading Governor DeWine's efforts on home visiting, quality child care, children's mental and physical health, and the foster care system. To assist the Children's Initiative in its efforts, Governor DeWine has also reinvigorated Ohio Family and Children First and established the Office of Children Services Transformation. These office, along with sector-specific working groups, help the Governor's Children's Initiative transform and improve the many systems that serve our children and families.
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Governor's Office of Children's Initiatives
Minutes after being sworn into office on January 14, Governor DeWine created his Children’s Initiative. -
Governor's Office of Children's Initiatives
Minutes after being sworn into office on January 14, Governor DeWine created his Children’s Initiative. -
Office of Children Services Transformation
The Office of Children Services Transformation was created by executive order 2019-04D. The Children Services Transformation was tasked with reforming Ohio's foster care system, including: enhancing state-county relationships, developing and sustaining best practices, and emphasizing the rights of children.
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Children's Behavioral Health Prevention Workgroup
Governor DeWine signed House Bill 12, which created the Children's Behavioral Health Prevention Network Group. -
Home Visiting Advisory Council
On his first full day in office, Governor DeWine signed executive order 2019-07D, establishing the Governor's Advisory Council on Home Visitation, with the goal of developing recommendations on how to enhance Ohio's home visiting system. -
Lead Advisory Committee
Governor Mike DeWine created the Lead Advisory Committee in 2019 to develop recommendations to better treat and prevent pediatric lead poisoning, which affects more than 3,500 children each year.
