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DSHS at a Glance
| Aging and Disability Services Administration (ADSA)
- Home and Community Services - Assistance with in home care and residential care, Adult Protective Services
- Residential Care Services - Adult Family, Nursing and Boarding Homes
- Developmental Disabilities - Residential Habilitation Centers (Institutions), Assist with in home and residential care, Infant Toddler Early Intervention Program
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| Children's Administration (CA)
- Child Safety and Protection - Child Protective Services (CPS), Child and Family Welfare Services, Family Voluntary Services, Domestic Violence Services, Indian Child Welfare Services
- Out of Home Care - Placement with Relatives and Licensed Foster Parents
- Permanent Families - Family Reunification, Guardianship Support, Adoption Support
- Family Support - Family Reconciliation Services
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| Economic Services Administration (ESA)
- Help for Needy - Cash Assistance, Basic Food, WorkFirst, Child Care Assistance
- Child Support
- Refugee and Immigrant Assistance
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| Health and Recovery Services Administration (HRSA)
- Medicaid - State/Federal Low Income Medical Assistance
- Children's Health Programs
- Mental Health - State Hospitals, Community Programs
- Alcohol and Substance Abuse
- Disability Determination Services
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| Planning, Performance and Accountability (PPA)
- Provides research and evaluation services to DSHS administrations
- Assists administrations in strategic planning
- Provides coordination of work in the following areas: housing, children and families of incarcerated parents and offender re-entry policies and services
- Provides consultation, training and facilitation services to DSHS administrations in the following areas: performance management resources and tools, development of data plans and performance indicators, graphic display of data, process improvement strategies and meeting facilitation.
- Serves as DSHS Secretary’s liaisons for planning and performance in Government Management Accountability and Performance (GMAP) forums and reports.

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