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The Kansas Department for Children and Families (formerly the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services) is a state agency in Kansas, responsible for the delivery of social services to those in need of them. [4] The agency was founded in 1973, and it is currently headed by Laura Howard.
In 1996, Kansas became the first state in the nation to fully privatize its adoption, foster care, and family preservation services. Youthville has maintained the state's Region 5 foster care / reintegration contract since the inception of privatization by Kansas' Social and Rehabilitation Services (Child Protection Services) in 1996.
It is responsible for administering services to older adults, managing the four state hospitals and institutions, and directing health occupations credentialing. The agency was formed on July 1, 2012, as a result of Governor Sam Brownback's executive order that merged the Department of Aging with divisions of the Department for Social and ...
More than 2,000 Kansans with physical disabilities are also waiting for services. For years Kansas policymakers have failed to add funding to remove people from the waitlist as it has grown ...
Kansans helping friends or family who have intellectual disabilities are burnt out, a University of Kansas study said. Kansas families caring for intellectually disabled kids are burnt out: KU ...
Social workers are the largest provider of mental health services in Kansas and across the nation. We are at a pivotal moment in our state's history to ensure the ability of our profession to meet ...
Secretary for Aging and Disability Services – manages the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services, and is responsible for programs affecting the elderly and people with physical and developmental disabilities, as well as addiction and mental health programs. It has oversight of the five state hospitals.
Irene Caudillo will be the first Latina KCK chief of staff. She is one of two hires announced Thursday, with the other being KCKPD veteran Steve Williams as an advisor to Mayor Tyrone Garner.