The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is a cabinet-level executive branch department of the U.S. federal government created to protect the health of the U.S. people and providing essential human services. Its motto is "Improving the health,safety,and well-being of America". Before the separate federal Department of Education was created in 1979,it was called the Department of Health,Education,and Welfare (HEW).
Wilbur Joseph Cohen was an American social scientist and civil servant. He was one of the key architects in the creation and expansion of the American welfare state and was involved in the creation of both the New Deal and Great Society programs.
Martha Jane Beattie Kitchel is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Vermont State Senate,representing the Caledonia senate district since January 2005.
Child protective services (CPS) is the name of an agency responsible for providing child protection,which includes responding to reports of child abuse or neglect. Some countries and US states use other names,often attempting to reflect more family-centered practices,such as department of children and family services (DCFS). CPS is also sometimes known by the name of department of social services,though these terms more often have a broader meaning.
Mary E. Flowers is a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives. Representative Flowers is the longest serving African-American legislator in Illinois history. She represented the 31st district from January 9,1985 to January 13,1993,represented the 21st district from January 13,1993 to January 8,2003,and represents the 31st district again since January 8,2003.
Joette Katz is an American attorney who is a partner at the law firm,Shipman &Goodwin LLP. She was an associate justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court,where she also served as the administrative judge for the state appellate system,and later was the Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Children and Families. In various roles during her career she has had an impact on issues of state and national importance,such as:criminal law,capital punishment,civil rights and the right to education,eminent domain,same-sex marriage,LGBTQ rights,sexual assault,sex trafficking,and helping children in state care move from institutions to families.
Juvenile Protective Association (JPA) is a private non-profit agency devoted to protecting children from abuse and neglect by providing intervention and treatment services to families in Chicago.
Estelle B. Richman is a former American government official,who served as the secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare from 2003 to 2009. She currently works as the chair for the Center for Health Care Strategies.
The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) is a state agency of Florida. Its headquarters are at 2415 North Monroe St.,Ste. 400 in Tallahassee,Florida. The department provides social services in Florida to children,adults,refugees,domestic violence victims,human trafficking victims,the homeless community,child care providers,disabled people,and the elderly.
Suzanne M. Bump is an American politician who served as Massachusetts State Auditor from 2011 to 2023,the first woman elected to this role in the state's history. She is also a former State Representative and state Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development.
MaryAnn T. Lippert is a Wisconsin health educator,health administrator,and Republican politician who served one term as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. She is currently retired from formal employment,but still active with strategies to move rural communities forward.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (WisDHS) is a governmental agency of the U.S. state of Wisconsin responsible for maintaining public health. It administers a wide range of services in the state and at state institutions,regulates hospitals and care providers,and supervises and consults with local public health agencies. Its responsibilities include public health;mental health and substance abuse;long-term support and care;services to people with disabilities,medical assistance,and children’s services;aging programs;physical and developmental disability services;blindness disability programs;operation of care and treatment facilities;quality assurance programs;nutrition supplementation programs;medical assistance;and health care for low-income families,elderly,and the disabled.
The Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF) is an agency of the Wisconsin state government responsible for providing services to assist children and families and to oversee county offices handling those services. This includes child protective services,adoption and foster care services,and juvenile justice services. It also manages the licensing and regulation of facilities involved in the foster care and day care systems,performs background investigations of child care providers,and investigates incidents of potential child abuse or neglect. It administers the Wisconsin Works (W-2) program,the child care subsidy program,child support enforcement and paternity establishment services,and programs related to the federal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) income support program.
George Henry Sheldon was an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,as the Secretary of the Florida Department of Children and Families,and as the Acting Assistant Secretary at the federal Administration for Children and Families within the Department of Health and Human Services. A member of the Democratic Party,he ran unsuccessfully for Attorney General of Florida in 2014.
Len Fasano is a Republican member of the Connecticut Senate,representing the 34th District since 2003. Fasano was sworn in as Senate Republican President Pro Tempore in January 2017. Under the new leadership role Senator Fasano will lead a Republican caucus with considerably more control over the Senate's agenda than in previous years as a result of a power sharing agreement negotiated after Republicans gained three seats in the Connecticut Senate,creating a tie for the first time since 1893. Previously,he had served as the Senate Minority Leader since 2015.
Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is an agency of the government of Los Angeles County. DCFS's operations involve investigating child welfare and abuse allegations,foster care,and adoption.
The Kansas Department for Children and Families is a state agency in Kansas,responsible for the delivery of social services to those in need of them.
Department of Children and Family Services is a state agency of Louisiana. It deals with child welfare,adoption,and family services.
Womazetta Robinson-Jones is an American social services executive currently serving as the Secretary of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) of the State of Rhode Island. Jones was appointed by Governor Gina N. Raimondo and confirmed by the Rhode Island Senate.
Phyllis Lee Gilmore was an American politician. She served as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999,and as head of the Kansas Department for Children and Families from 2012 to 2017.
