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).
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. SAMHSA is charged with improving the quality and availability of treatment and rehabilitative services in order to reduce illness,death,disability,and the cost to society resulting from substance abuse and mental illnesses. The Administrator of SAMHSA reports directly to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. SAMHSA's headquarters building is located outside of Rockville,Maryland.
The United States Children's Bureau is a federal agency organized under the United States Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families. Today,the bureau's operations involve improving child abuse prevention,foster care,and adoption. Historically,its work was much broader,as shown by the 1912 act which created and funded it:
The said bureau shall investigate and report to [the Department of Commerce and Labor] upon all matters pertaining to the welfare of children and child life among all classes of our people,and shall especially investigate the questions of infant mortality,the birth-rate,orphanage,juvenile courts,desertion,dangerous occupations,accidents and diseases of children,employment,legislation affecting children in the several states and territories.
Denise O'Donnell is an attorney who served as director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance,as New York State commissioner of criminal justice services,and assistant secretary to the Governor for Criminal Justice in the Cabinet of Governor David Paterson. She previously held the roles in the Cabinet of former Governor Eliot Spitzer.
The American juvenile justice system is the primary system used to handle minors who are convicted of criminal offenses. The system is composed of a federal and many separate state,territorial,and local jurisdictions,with states and the federal government sharing sovereign police power under the common authority of the United States Constitution. The juvenile justice system intervenes in delinquent behavior through police,court,and correctional involvement,with the goal of rehabilitation. Youth and their guardians can face a variety of consequences including probation,community service,youth court,youth incarceration and alternative schooling. The juvenile justice system,similar to the adult system,operates from a belief that intervening early in delinquent behavior will deter adolescents from engaging in criminal behavior as adults.
Terry L. Cline is an American psychologist and public health policy specialist from Oklahoma. Cline resigned on October 30,2017 from the Oklahoma State Department of Health. He has served in various positions under Governors of Oklahoma Frank Keating (R),Brad Henry (D),and Mary Fallin (R). Cline resigned his position after financial mismanagement was discovered within the Oklahoma State Department of Health.
Howard Hendrick is a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Hendrick was serving as the Oklahoma Secretary of Human Services,having been appointed by Democratic Governor of Oklahoma Brad Henry in 2003.
Romaine Henry "Ro" Foege was the Iowa State Representative from the 29th District,representing portions of Linn and Johnson Counties. He was in the Iowa House of Representatives 1996 to 2008. Foege was Director,Iowa Department on Aging 2010-2011.
Regina B. Schofield is a former United States Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs.
Executive Schedule is the system of salaries given to the highest-ranked appointed officials in the executive branch of the U.S. government. The president of the United States appoints individuals to these positions,most with the advice and consent of the United States Senate. They include members of the president's Cabinet,several top-ranking officials of each executive department,the directors of some of the more prominent departmental and independent agencies,and several members of the Executive Office of the President.
The Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs (OJA) is an agency of the state of Oklahoma headquartered in Oklahoma City that is responsible for planning and coordinating statewide juvenile justice and delinquency prevention services. OJA is also responsible for operating juvenile correctional facilities in the State.
Steven Kenneth Galson is an American public health physician. He is currently Senior Vice President for Global Regulatory Affairs &Strategy at Amgen,the California-based biopharmaceutical company. He is also Professor-at-Large at the Keck Graduate Institute for Applied Life Sciences in Claremont,California. He is a retired rear admiral in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and public health administrator who served as the acting Surgeon General of the United States from October 1,2007 –October 1,2009. He served concurrently as acting Assistant Secretary for Health from January 22,2009 to June 25,2009,and as the Deputy Director and Director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) at the Food and Drug Administration from 2001 to 2007. As the Acting Surgeon General,he was the commander of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and,while serving as the Assistant Secretary for Health,was the operational head of the Public Health Service.
The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) is a department of the government of Oklahoma under the supervision of the Oklahoma Secretary of Health. The department is responsible for protecting the health of all Oklahomans and providing other essential human services. The OSDH serves as the primary public health protection agency in the state.
The United States incarcerates more of its youth than any other country in the world through the juvenile courts and the adult criminal justice system,which reflects the larger trends in incarceration practices in the United States. In 2010,approximately 70,800 juveniles were incarcerated in youth detention facilities alone. As of 2006,approximately 500,000 youth were brought to detention centers in a given year. This data does not reflect juveniles tried as adults. As of 2013,around 40% were incarcerated in privatized,for-profit facilities.
Terri L. White is Chief Executive Officer of the nonprofit Mental Health Association Oklahoma,as of August 2020. She is an American social worker who resigned effective February 1,2020 as Commissioner of the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services,a position she has held since May 13,2007. White previously served Democratic Governor of Oklahoma Brad Henry as a member of his Cabinet concurrent to her service as commissioner. White served as Henry's fourth Secretary of Health,becoming the first woman in State history to hold that post. Upon the election of Henry's successor,Republican Mary Fallin,White ceased being a member of the governor's Cabinet but retained her position as commissioner.
Kenneth Lackey is an American businessman and politician from Oklahoma who formerly served as the president of the University of Oklahoma-Tulsa.
The Oklahoma secretary of health was a member of the Oklahoma governor's Cabinet. The secretary is appointed by the governor,with the consent of the Oklahoma Senate,to serve at the pleasure of the governor. The secretary served as the chief advisor to the governor on public health issues and needs.
J. Russell "Russ" Jennings was an American politician who served as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 122nd district. Elected in 2012,he assumed office in 2013 and remained in post until his death in 2021.
