Iowa DHS Children’s System State Board Strategic Plan

The Children's System State Board of the Iowa Department of Human Services (DHS) released this strategic plan on November 15, 2018. The strategic plan is built around a children's behavioral health system that has the following core values:

Children's behavioral health and well-being requires a coordinated and accessible array of services and supports
Children must be served and supported in the context of their family, school, and community, with the child's family being the critical component, and
A children's behavioral health system must use an effective cross-systems approach with all involved entities that . . .