Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services

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]

Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services
Agency overview
JurisdictionNebraska
Headquarters301 Centennial Mall South, Lincoln, Nebraska 68509
Employees4,651 (2018)[1]
Annual budget$3.5 b (2018)[2]
Agency executive
  • Dannette R. Smith, Chief Executive Officer
Websitewww.dhhs.ne.gov

DHHS consists of five divisions, seven facilities, and eight operational areas. The five divisions are:

  • Behavioral Health
  • Children and Family Services
  • Developmental Disabilities
  • Medicaid and Long-Term Care
  • Public Health

At the end of June 2018, DHHS had 4,651 full-time equivalent employees and a budget totaling $3,580,658,297.[4]

Division of Children and Family Services

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]

References
  1. "DHHS Business Plan" (PDF). Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  2. "DHHS Business Plan" (PDF). Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  3. "Contact Us." Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services. Retrieved on August 25, 2010.
  4. "DHHS Business Plan, July 2018-June 2019" (PDF). Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  5. "About YRTC-Kearney Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine." Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services. Retrieved on August 25, 2010.
  6. "About YRTC-Geneva." Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services. Retrieved on August 25, 2010.



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