The Ohio Youth Advisory Board held its statewide quarterly meeting on April 21, 2022. The meeting focused on updates from the Ohio YAB in 2022, including projects focused on teen moms, foster youth rights, life skills training, and foster youth with disabilities. Meeting topics for discussion and brainstorming included concurrent planning, contact between youth and court appointed special advocates, post-reunification support, and legal resources to support current and former foster youth. The meeting also included farewells and introductions.

1. Ohio Youth Advisory Board
Statewide Quarterly Meeting
Thursday, April 21, 2022

2. We exist to be the knowledgeable
statewide voice that influences policies and
practices that impact youth who have or
will experience out of home care.
OHIO YAB Mission

3. OHIO YAB updates, April 2022
Youth Rights Youth Resources Youth Voice
Youth
Ombudsman
Office
Foster Care
to 23
Video Project:
Teen Moms
Youth Rights
Handbook
Life Skills training
for foster parents
Foster youth with
disabilities
Youth who run
away to escape
abuse
Mapping out
resources
Improving the
ICCA form
Youth Rights Video ESSA conference Franklin Stark

5. Brainstorming Topics
1. Concurrent Planning: And youth-centered
permanency, including sibling connections
2. Ohio CASA and OSU: Questions about youth
contact with CASA or GAL
3. Post-Reunification Support: Creating a tip sheet
for youth
4. Ohio Legal Help: Creating a section to support
current and former foster youth
5. Normalcy: For youth in out-of-home placements

6. Bon Voyage to Todd Brooklyn

7. Ohio Legal Help

8. Do you feel safe in your
current placement?
Are you aware of the
Foster Youth Bill of
Rights?
How would you rate your
relationship with your
caseworker?