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]
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 unincorporatedFillmore 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]