November 21, 2012 - Two DHS employees recently received lifetime achievement awards from the Minnesota Association of Resources for Recovery and Chemical Health (MARRCH). Cecil White Hat and Carol Falkowski were honored at the 43rd annual MARRCH Conference, held Oct. 29 at the RiverCentre in St. Paul.

November 15, 2012 - The State Advisory Council on Mental Health and the Subcommittee on Children's Mental Health are accepting applications for membership.

November 09, 2012 - Erin Sullivan Sutton, assistant commissioner of Children and Family Services, will be honored by the North American Council on Adoptable Children for her work on behalf of children and families across Minnesota at the 2012 Voices from the Heart Gala on Nov. 17.

November 08, 2012 - Commissioners from the Departments of Human Services, Health and Public Safety will discuss the first statewide plan to tackle substance abuse Nov. 9 in Duluth and Bemidji, and Nov. 14 in Rochester.

November 05, 2012 - Public comments are sought on the recent report from the Olmstead Planning Committee to DHS Commissioner Lucinda Jesson. The report includes recommendations from work the group has been doing over the past several months to ensure that Minnesotans with disabilities have choices about where they live and are served in community settings most suitable to their needs and desires.

November 02, 2012 - Top state leaders recently heard about efforts in the DHS Continuing Care Administration to measure progress toward such policy goals as helping seniors return to their homes after a nursing home stay and helping people with disabilities move to homes of their own.

November 01, 2012 - To help new immigrant communities eat healthier on tight budgets, the University of Minnesota Extension, under contract with DHS, partnered with ECHO to produce and air a television program in four languages about choosing healthy foods and maintaining active lifestyles.

October 26, 2012 - The committee released a report with recommendations to improve the choices people with disabilities have about where they live and receive services.

October 25, 2012 - The 15th annual Celebrate Adoption: A Circus of the Heart event to commemorate the adoption of children from the foster care system in the previous year is Nov. 4.

October 23, 2012 - The Minnesota Department of Human Service’s Office of Inspector General recovered $9 million as part of a national health care fraud settlement.