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Foster Action Ohio: Foster care youth, alumni and resources

Ohio foster care youth, alumni, and allies are currently working to collect and share resources to support foster care youth and alumni in need of...

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info@fosteractionohio.org

https://fosteractionohio.org/resources/

Rights in Foster Care

Ohio Foster Youth Rights Handbook

A team of young adults who experienced foster care gathered to make a foster youth rights handbook. That group is known as the Ohio Youth Advisory...

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https://fosteractionohio.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/2016-foster-youth-rights-h…

Health care

Ohio Medicaid Application For Former Foster Youth Health Care

The Ohio Medicaid program includes health care coverage for youth, who aged out of foster care on or after their 18th birthday, until age 26...

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(800) 324-8680

http://www.medicaid.ohio.gov/FOROHIOANS/Programs/FosterCare.aspx

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If you are being physically harmed — or are in danger of being harmed — it's an emergency. DIAL 911

Consider speaking with a foster parent, caseworker, an Independent Living Provider, your Attorney (or CASA or GAL), your school counselor, a therapist, or church pastor. You can also contact FosterClub by clicking the talk icon in the lower right corner.

When it is safe to do so, contact your caseworker first. If you do not receive a response within 3 business days, you could contact the Manager at the branch where your caseworker works. Finally, you could contact your State's Ombudsman. Check out our Youth Guide to Complaints.

Health Care for Former Foster Youth

Did you know that young people from foster care have access to free Medicaid after they turn 18 through their 26th birthday? Qualification to access Medicaid is NOT dependant on employment or education status.

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