The New Jersey Department of Human Services (DHS) is the largest
state government agency in
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...
, serving about 1.5 million New Jerseyans. DHS serves seniors, individuals and families with low incomes; people with developmental disabilities, or late-onset disabilities; people who are blind, visually impaired, deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind; parents needing child care services, child support and/or healthcare for their children; and families facing catastrophic medical expenses for their children.
There is a
New Jersey Department of Human Services Police.
Divisions
DHS consists of eight major divisions:
*Commission for the Blind & Visually Impaired (CBVI)
*Division of Aging Services (DoAS)
*Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DDHH)
*Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD)
*Division of Disability Services (DDS)
*Division of Family Development (DFD)
*Division of Medical Assistance & Health Services (DMAHS)
*Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS)
Allocated within DHS and operate administratively as units within it but are directed by a governing body:
*Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund (CICRF)
*Office on Autism
*Office for the Prevention of Developmental Disabilities (OPDD)
Offices performing administrative functions:
*Office of Legal Affairs (OLA)
*Office of Program Integrity and Accountability (OPIA)
*Office of Licensing (OOL)
*Office of Contract Policy and Management (OCPM)
*Office of Information Systems (OIS)
See also
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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Governorship of Chris Christie
Chris Christie took office as the 55th Governor of New Jersey on January 19, 2010, and began his second term on January 21, 2014, and left office on January 16, 2018.
Electoral history
Cabinet
Finances and budget 2010 New Jersey budget
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Governorship of Phil Murphy
Phil Murphy became the 56th Governor of New Jersey on January 16, 2018. He won re-election in 2021, becoming the first Democrat since Brendan Byrne in 1977 to do so. His first term, overshadowed by the Covid-19 pandemic, has been characterized ...
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Human Services
Human services is an interdisciplinary field of study with the objective of meeting human needs through an applied knowledge base, focusing on prevention as well as remediation of problems, and maintaining a commitment to improving the overall qua ...
State-based welfare in the United States