August 30, 2012 - DHS Drug Abuse Strategy Officer Carol Falkowski, a nationally-recognized addiction expert, will retire Sept. 14 after 25 years of public service.

August 28, 2012 - The Sex Offender Civil Commitment Advisory Task Force will begin work in October examining the civil commitment and referral process in Minnesota as well as options for less restrictive placement than a secure treatment facility.

August 20, 2012 - The Minnesota Department of Human Services is involved in several efforts at this year’s Minnesota State Fair, which begins Aug. 23 and runs through Sept. 3.

August 16, 2012 - DHS and its partners are stepping up efforts to increase food access in Minnesota, including hosting the first-of-its-kind Food Access Summit Aug. 21-23 in Duluth.

August 15, 2012 - In response to tragedies involving abandoned infants over the last several years, DHS and the state Legislature strengthened Minnesota’s Safe Place for Newborns law, giving parents more time and alternatives to leave newborns in safety.

August 09, 2012 - DHS announced Aug. 9 it received federal approval to implement changes to the way it pays health care providers under the state’s Medicaid program. The changes emphasize improving quality of care and reducing health care costs.

August 08, 2012 - DHS Commissioner Lucinda Jesson will meet Friday, Aug. 10, in Worthington with representatives of Southern Prairie Community Care, a collaboration of 12 counties planning a rural community care system.

August 03, 2012 - Minnesota Department of Human Services hospitals in St. Peter and Rochester are celebrating milestones. Now in their sixth year of providing mental health care to area residents, the two Community Behavioral Health Hospitals also have a new leader.

August 01, 2012 - DHS recently awarded grants totaling $2.3 million to 14 projects around the state aimed at keeping older Minnesotans in their homes as they age.

August 01, 2012 - Gov. Mark Dayton has proclaimed August as Child Support Awareness Month. The month provides a chance to recognize a child’s right to financial support from both parents, including basic support, medical support and child care support.