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Aging and Disability Services Administration  (ADSA)

  • Home and Community Services - Assistance with in home care and residential care, Adult Protective Services
  • Residential Care Services - Adult Family, Nursing and Boarding Homes
  • Developmental Disabilities - Residential Habilitation Centers (Institutions), Assist with in home and residential care, Infant Toddler Early Intervention Program

Children's Administration  (CA)

  • Child Safety and Protection - Child Protective Services (CPS), Child and Family Welfare Services, Family Voluntary Services, Domestic Violence Services, Indian Child Welfare Services
  • Out of Home Care - Placement with Relatives and Licensed Foster Parents
  • Permanent Families - Family Reunification, Guardianship Support, Adoption Support
  • Family Support - Family Reconciliation Services

Economic Services Administration  (ESA)

  • Help for Needy - Cash Assistance, Basic Food, WorkFirst, Child Care Assistance
  • Child Support
  • Refugee and Immigrant Assistance

Health and Recovery Services Administration  (HRSA)

  • Medicaid - State/Federal Low Income Medical Assistance
  • Children's Health Programs
  • Mental Health - State Hospitals, Community Programs
  • Alcohol and Substance Abuse
  • Disability Determination Services

Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration (JRA)

  • Residential Care - Community Programs, Institutions, Treatment
  • After Care - Parole and structured transition services

Planning, Performance and Accountability (PPA)

  • Provides research and evaluation services to DSHS administrations
  • Assists administrations in strategic planning
  • Provides coordination of work in the following areas: housing, children and families of incarcerated parents and offender re-entry policies and services
  • Provides consultation, training and facilitation services to DSHS administrations in the following areas: performance management resources and tools, development of data plans and performance indicators, graphic display of data, process improvement strategies and meeting facilitation.
  • Serves as DSHS Secretary’s liaisons for planning and performance in Government Management Accountability and Performance (GMAP) forums and reports.

 

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