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X-WR-CALDESC:Monday\, October 4\, 2021\,\n8:00-9:00 pm ET\n'Who will hear m
 e?'\nOhio's campaign for a Youth Ombudsman to investigate abuse experience
 d by children and teens.\n\nCurrent and former foster youth have been advo
 cating for years for a Youth Ombudsman to investigate abuse experienced by
  youth in biological\, foster\, adoptive\, kinship\, respite\, residential
  and group home placements.  \n\nThis presentation will answer:  \n\n-How 
 are current safeguards failing to protect youth?\n-Why don't youth feel he
 ard when they share their concerns?  (i.e. when filing grievances)\n-How c
 an a Youth Ombudsman provide a place for them to be heard?\n-What is happe
 ning in the legislature to establish an ombudsman?\n-How could individuals
  and organizations support the campaign?\n\nAbout the presenters Kim Eckha
 rt and Juliana Barton\n\nKim Eckhart is the KIDS COUNT Project Manager for
  the Children's Defense Fund-Ohio\, managing the data and research efforts
  to measure child well-being at the county and district level. Her policy 
 focus is on child welfare and behavioral health\, serving as a partner in 
 the Youth Ombudsman Advocacy Campaign and as the Quality Assurance Manager
  for the Safe Babies Court Teams initiative. Kim graduated from The Ohio S
 tate University with a Master's in Economics and previously worked as an a
 nalyst for the Ohio Office of Budget and Management and Columbus State Com
 munity College\, where she still teaches Economics and supports the Schola
 r Network\, a program for students who have been in foster care.\n\nJulian
 a Barton is a former foster youth and child abuse survivor who grew up in 
 Toledo\, Ohio. She is an aspiring physician and outspoken advocate\, passi
 onate about improving outcomes for children involved with the child welfar
 e system. As the governmental liaison for ACTION Ohio\, she has led and se
 rved on numerous panels\, presentations\, and advocacy campaigns. Juliana 
 is also a member of Governor DeWine’s Advisory Council on Children Service
 s Transformation and the Ohio Department of Medicaid OhioRISE Advisory Com
 mittee.
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DESCRIPTION:Monday\, October 4\, 2021\,\n8:00-9:00 pm ET\n'Who will hear me
 ?'\nOhio's campaign for a Youth Ombudsman to investigate abuse experienced
  by children and teens.\n\nCurrent and former foster youth have been advoc
 ating for years for a Youth Ombudsman to investigate abuse experienced by 
 youth in biological\, foster\, adoptive\, kinship\, respite\, residential 
 and group home placements.  \n\nThis presentation will answer:  \n\n-How a
 re current safeguards failing to protect youth?\n-Why don't youth feel hea
 rd when they share their concerns?  (i.e. when filing grievances)\n-How ca
 n a Youth Ombudsman provide a place for them to be heard?\n-What is happen
 ing in the legislature to establish an ombudsman?\n-How could individuals 
 and organizations support the campaign?\n\nAbout the presenters Kim Eckhar
 t and Juliana Barton\n\nKim Eckhart is the KIDS COUNT Project Manager for 
 the Children's Defense Fund-Ohio\, managing the data and research efforts 
 to measure child well-being at the county and district level. Her policy f
 ocus is on child welfare and behavioral health\, serving as a partner in t
 he Youth Ombudsman Advocacy Campaign and as the Quality Assurance Manager 
 for the Safe Babies Court Teams initiative. Kim graduated from The Ohio St
 ate University with a Master's in Economics and previously worked as an an
 alyst for the Ohio Office of Budget and Management and Columbus State Comm
 unity College\, where she still teaches Economics and supports the Scholar
  Network\, a program for students who have been in foster care.\n\nJuliana
  Barton is a former foster youth and child abuse survivor who grew up in T
 oledo\, Ohio. She is an aspiring physician and outspoken advocate\, passio
 nate about improving outcomes for children involved with the child welfare
  system. As the governmental liaison for ACTION Ohio\, she has led and ser
 ved on numerous panels\, presentations\, and advocacy campaigns. Juliana i
 s also a member of Governor DeWine’s Advisory Council on Children Services
  Transformation and the Ohio Department of Medicaid OhioRISE Advisory Comm
 ittee.
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211004T200000
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LOCATION:Online using Zoom
SUMMARY:'Who will hear me?' Ohio's campaign for a Youth Ombudsman
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