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The Oklahoma Department of Human Services is an agency of the government of Oklahoma.Under the supervision of the Oklahoma Secretary of Health and Human Services, Oklahoma Human Services is responsible for providing help to individuals and families in need through public assistance programs and managing services for seniors and people with disabilities.
Deborah Shropshire is an American civil servant who served as the Oklahoma Secretary of Human Services in the cabinet of Governor Kevin Stitt from 2023 to 2024. From June 2024 to September 2024, she served under the title "Chief Adviser," but de facto continued to serve as the Oklahoma Secretary of Human Services.
Oklahoma state law always for Cabinet Secretaries to serve concurrently as the head of a State agency in addition to their duties as a Cabinet Secretary. Historically, the Secretary of Human Services has also served as either the Director of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services. As of 2010, all Human Services Secretaries have served in ...
Oklahoma DHS leader: With the growing population of older adults the state lacks the infrastructure to support the care needed for them. Affordable housing, transportation part of plan to improve ...
Former state Human Services Secretary Justin Brown in a 2022-23 said poverty is the single greatest contributor to the worst of Oklahoma’s outcomes.
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The position was dissolved on February 1, 2003, by Governor Brad Henry when he split the post into two separate positions: the Oklahoma Secretary of Health concerned with public health protection and the Oklahoma Secretary of Human Services concerned with providing public assistance programs.
DDS is fulfilling its pledge to help Oklahoma families. Oklahoma Human Services (OKDHS) recently announced it has reduced the wait for Developmental Disabilities Services (DDS) from 13 years to ...