Ohio START Evaluation 

Ohio START (Sobriety, Treatment, and Reducing Trauma) is an intervention program that provides specialized services, such as peer recovery supporter services and intensive trauma counseling, to children and families involved with the child welfare system due to parental substance use disorders and child maltreatment. Researchers from the College of Social Work at The Ohio State University and the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs at Ohio University are conducting a process and outcome evaluation of the OhioSTART program. 

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Dr. Yoon is leading the child well-being evaluation (family survey) for the Ohio START program. The family survey The family survey uses a pre- and post-test survey research design: The pre-test baseline survey is conducted at the time of the intervention to collect information about parenting behaviors, family protective factors, child developmental outcomes (i.e., emotional symptoms, conduct problems, hyperactivity/inattention, peer relation problems, prosocial behavior), and demographics. A follow-up survey is conducted 6 months after the initial survey to collect post-intervention data. Information learned from the family survey will inform strategies to improve services for child welfare-involved families affected by opiates and child maltreatment. 

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• For more information about the Ohio START program, visit  ohiostart.org

• For more information about the evaluation of Ohio START, visit u.osu.edu/ohiostart