

To see a recording of DeWine’s OhioRISE press conference visit the Ohio Channel, here. OhioRISE is good news for kids, families, and the state.

PEP is heartened by the state’s progress to ensure all kids in Ohio have access to the behavioral health care they need. Promote collaboration and partnership with organizations that supplement and amplify PEP’s work.Allow for flexibility in addressing challenges faced by families.This success is attributed to the model’s ability to: This is the very service PEP Connections has been providing for more than 30 years, with a track record of delivering cost-effective and excellent outcomes for children and families. Now, thanks to the will and wisdom of the DeWine administration, OhioRISE will make that dream a reality for all kids in Ohio.”Ī key centerpiece of OhioRISE is a service known as Intensive Care Coordination using a High-Fidelity Wraparound approach. When we began the program with seed funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, there was hope that if it proved effective, it would be expanded throughout the state.

For more than 30 years, with special funding, PEP has been providing care to kids with complex behavioral health needs,” said Grimes. “I was thrilled to be a part of the governor’s press conference. Grimes participated in DeWine’s OhioRISE press conference, highlighting the challenges faced by children with complex behavioral health needs and their families and how a coordinated model of care would benefit them. Positive Education Program CEO Habeebah R. Ultimately, this announcement means more children will be able to stay with their families and fewer children will end up in an out-of-home placement. At Governor DeWine’s OhioRISE press conference, he announced that Aetna Better Health of Ohio will administer and manage the new program that aims to help children with complex behavioral health needs and their families. Funding is also available for safety improvements at passive public and private crossings.On April 5, the state came one step closer to fulfilling the promise of OhioRISE.

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The UTC will award the grants to railroads, local governments and other agencies that seek to upgrade safety at a crossing or along rights of way, commission officials said in a press release. Applications will be accepted until March 2025, or until the funding is depleted. Meanwhile, the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) last week announced it's accepting applications for Grade Crossing Protective Fund (GCPF) grants for projects aimed at reducing public safety hazards at crossings and along track in Washington state. Last week's settlement deal with FirstEnergy Corp., the utility at the heart of a year-old bribery scandal, brought the investigation. “Eliminating grade crossings has a ripple effect on safety for motorists, train operators and first responders, who are often delayed by blocked crossings,” said ORDC Chairman Scott Corbitt. Mike DeWine is being hammered from both sides of the aisle including from beyond the grave with claims he is part of a culture of Ohio Statehouse corruption as the Republican heads into his 2022 re-election campaign. Municipalities can submit crossing elimination projects to the Ohio Rail Development Commission (ORDC), which will identify the projects with the most optimal opportunities for federal funding and assist in developing federal grant applications for the sites. Since the FRA began collecting blocked crossing data in late 2019, more than 10,500 blocked crossing reports have been filed in Ohio. This program will provide support to get these projects moving in the right direction," said DeWine. The budget is projected at 86 billion for fiscal year 2024 and 105 billion for fiscal year 2025. “Railroad grade crossing projects can be complex and expensive, and without state assistance, most communities do not have the resources to develop them. Mike DeWine signed an operating budget covering the next two years. Matching funds will be required for additional support from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Ohio officials said in a press release. To be provided through a new Ohio Rail Crossing Elimination Program, the funding will target projects designed to close crossings. Mike DeWine yesterday announced the availability of $100 million in state funding to help communities eliminate dangerous grade crossings. Mike DeWine is calling on Congress to re-examine some federal railroad regulations, after the derailment of a train carrying hazardous materials in his state triggered an explosion that sent toxic chemicals into the air and nearby waterways.
