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Agency overview | |
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Jurisdiction | Nebraska |
Headquarters | 301 Centennial Mall South, Lincoln, Nebraska 68509 |
Employees | 4,651 (2018) [1] |
Annual budget | $3.5 b (2018) [2] |
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Website | www |
The Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) is a state agency of Nebraska, headquartered in Lincoln. [3] The agency provides health and human services for both families and regular patients. DHHS is Nebraska's largest agency and is responsible for nearly one-third of the state's government, both in employees and budget. [4]
DHHS consists of five divisions, seven facilities, and eight operational areas. The five divisions are:
At the end of June 2018, DHHS had 4,651 full-time equivalent employees and a budget totaling $3,580,658,297. [4]
Youth Rehabilitation & Treatment Center - Kearney (YRTC-K) in Kearney is the juvenile correctional facility for boys. [5] Youth Rehabilitation & Treatment Center - Geneva (YRTC-G) in unincorporated Fillmore County, near Geneva, is the juvenile correctional facility for girls. [6] The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services managed those facilities for 23 years; on January 1, 1997, the youth correctional facilities were transferred out of the scope of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services. [5] [6]