Enhancing Permanency in Children and Families

Summary

The Enhancing Permanency in Children and Families (EPIC) program is a collaborative effort between the Ohio State University College of Social Work, two county offices of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, two juvenile courts and local behavioral health agencies. The goal of EPIC is to use three evidence-based and evidence-informed practices to reduce abusive and neglectful parenting, reduce addiction severity in parents, and improve permanency outcomes for families involved with the child welfare system due to substance abuse.

Conditions

• Substance Abuse
• Substance Use
• Child Abuse
• Neglect, Child

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Peer Recovery Support

Weekly visits with peer who has lived experience related to child welfare and addiction

BEHAVIORAL

Family Treatment Drug Court with Medications for Opioid Use Disorders (MOUD)

Incentivized to participate in Family Treatment Drug Court with option for Medications for Opioid Use Disorders (MOUD)

BEHAVIORAL

Relational Skill Building based on the Nurturing Parenting Program (NPP)

Home-based parenting support

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Children's Bureau - Administration for Children and Families

  collaborator OTHER

• Pickaway County Job and Family Services

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Fairfield County Job and Family Services

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Integrated Services for Behavioral Health (ISBH)

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Ohio Guidestone

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Fairfield County Juvenile Court

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Pickaway County Juvenile Court

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Ohio State University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Bridget Freisthler · Ohio State University

Study Design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2017-10-01

Primary Completion

2023-07-01

Completion

2023-09-30

Countries

• United States

Study Locations