The Minnesota Board on Aging and the Own Your Future initiative are at the
Minnesota State Fair this year with helpful information on aging, including
planning for long-term services and supports many Minnesotans will need as they
age. Read more about the Board on Aging and Own Your Future booth in a news release.
Disability Linkage Line is now Disability Hub MN on the phone and, for the
first time, online at disabilityhubmn.org. Disability Hub MN is a free
statewide resource network that helps people with disabilities solve problems,
navigate the service system and plan for the future. More information is
available in a
news release.
The Minnesota Department of Human Services awarded two grants to the Center
for Inclusive Child Care at Concordia University, St. Paul, to launch the
Health and Safety Consultation Pilot and the New Infant/Toddler Specialist
Network. The $3.2 million in funding from the federal Child Care Development
Block Grant extends through 2019. Services through these programs will be
available to licensed child care providers statewide. More information is in a news release.
A health care initiative that has helped Minnesota save nearly $213 million
and achieve better health outcomes for people enrolled in Medicaid and
MinnesotaCare is seeing successes in Two Harbors, where 13,636 patients have
been served through the program at Wilderness Health. On August 10, Human
Services Assistant Commissioner Nathan Moracco visited one of Wilderness
Health’s members, Lake View Hospital and Clinic in Two Harbors. Read more about
Assistant Commissioner Moracco’s visit in a news release.
Minnesota recognized August as Child Support Awareness Month, providing an
opportunity to reaffirm the state’s commitment to the well-being of children. More
information about child support in Minnesota and a link to Governor Mark
Dayton’s proclamation are available in a news release.
A new model of mental and chemical health care is now available in
northwestern Minnesota, and on August 11, Minnesota Department of Human
Services Assistant Commissioner Claire Wilson toured the clinic, met with staff
and community leaders and got to see first-hand how Northwestern Mental Health
Center is breaking new ground. More information is available in a news release
about Assistant Commissioner Wilson’s visit to Northwestern Mental Health
Center.
The Minnesota Department of Human Services continued its celebration of
refugees with the second in a series of photography exhibits and community conversations,
traveling to the George Latimer Central Library on August 7. The exhibit, “When
Home Won’t Let You Stay,” features photographs by James A. Bowey, a documentary
photographer who explores human rights and social connections. Photos will be
exhibited Aug. 1 through Sept. 2. More information is available in a news release.
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