Committee recommends changes to serve youths with behavorial, developmental needs

Saying that no family should have to surrender custody to obtain care for a child, a joint legislative committee put forth a series of recommendations today to better serve Ohio youths with complex behavioral and developmental needs. Among the measures is a call for a "safety net of state level funding" that could be used to offset care and treatment costs not covered by private or public health insurance. The committee, which began meeting in January, heard the stories of families who had to si