Research & Reports
Advocates for Ohio’s Future encourages members and supporters to use our fact sheets, talking points, and other resources to educate the public, the media, policy makers, and others about the value of health, human service, and early care & education programs.
poverty in ohio
Ohio Workforce Coalition: When Working Isn’t Enough (2023)
Annie E. Casey Foundation: 2024 KIDS COUNT Data Book
Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies: The State of Poverty in Ohio (2024)
Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio: Out of Reach 2024: Ohio
Policy Matters Ohio: State of Working Ohio 2024
National Low Income Housing Coalition: Out of Reach 2024
Mental & behavioral health
The Ohio Council of Behavioral Health and Family Services Providers: Policy Solutions for Ohio’s Mental Health & Substance Use Disorder Crisis (August 2022)
The Ohio Council of Behavioral Health and Family Services Providers: Breaking Point: Ohio’s Behavioral Health Workforce Crisis (December 2021)
The Ohio Council of Behavioral Health and Family Services Providers: 2022 School-Based Behavioral Health Services Summary Report
Children & families
Groundwork Ohio: 2023 Early Childhood Dashboard
PCSAO: Placement Crisis Affecting Children Services Report (2022)
Public Children Services Association of Ohio (PCSAO) 2023 Factbook
Health Policy Institute of Ohio: Ohio ACEs Impact Project
Ohio Lead Free Kids Coalition: Ohio Action Plan for Lead-Free Children
Aging & older adults
Ohio Association of Area Agencies on Aging: Social Isolation: A Public Health Epidemic
Human services safety net
Advocates for Ohio’s Future: Public Benefits Eligibility Infographic (January 2024)
AOF: Medicaid Eligibility Guide (January 2024)
Ohio Association of Foodbanks: More Ways SNAP Can Help YOU (April 2024)
Policy Matters Ohio: EITC Factsheets by State House and Senate Districts (2021)
health
Health Policy Institute of Ohio: Social Drivers of Infant Mortality (2023)
Health Policy Institute of Ohio: Ohio Medicaid Basics 2023
Health Policy Institute of Ohio: 2024 Health Value Dashboard