The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (Iowa HHS) is in the process of significant organizational change. The Iowa Departments of Public Health and Human Services recently came together as one agency to strengthen coordination amongst existing services and provide more comprehensive services to all Iowans. This initiative continues with a significant focus on how we serve children and families in Iowa. This includes assessing how we do our work and building an organizational structure and system that supports the changing needs in our state.
Yesterday, Iowa HHS announced the intent to award Change & Innovation Agency (C!A) a contract to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the state agency’s child welfare practices and policies and how they impact outcomes for Iowa’s children and families. The state has also posted eight new key leadership positions to support the new Division of Family Well-being and Protection and the Division of Community Access.
Child Protective Services Assessment This assessment will focus on key performance areas including workforce and workload, technology, organizational structure and practices, quality control and accountability. Their work will result in the development of recommendations for agency improvement. The overarching goal of this assessment is to answer the question ‘are children and families better off because of Iowa HHS intervention?’ and identify areas where we can improve in order to better serve children and families of Iowa.
New Leadership Positions Posted As part of the Iowa HHS Alignment effort, two new divisions are being developed to better align policy and practice. The Division of Family Well-being and Protection oversees policy and practice for child protective services, child care and family services. The Division of Community Access oversees child support services, economic assistance programs and wellness and preventive health. Positions include: • Division Administrator of Family Well-being and Protection • Division Administrator of Community Access
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