Department of Human Services explained

A Department of Human Services (DHS) or Ministry of Human Services (MHS) is a national or subnational umbrella agency which is responsible for providing public assistance programs to the population they serve. Various aspects or alternate names include social security, social affairs, human resources and welfare.

A social affairs department is often combined with the portfolio of health or labor.

Examples

Some examples include:

• Albania — Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities
• Australia — Australia Department of Human Services^[1]
  • — Department of Human Services (South Australia)
• Canada — Human Resources and Skills Development Canada^[2]
  • Ontario — Ministry of Community and Social Services^[3]
• Colombia — Ministry of Social Protection (Colombia)^[4]
• Croatia — Ministry of Health and Social Welfare^[5] and Ministry of the Family, Veterans' Affairs and Intergenerational Solidarity
• Denmark — Ministry of Social Affairs^[6]
• Guyana — Ministry of Labour Human Services and Social Security
• Iceland — Ministry of Welfare^[7]
• India — Ministry of Tribal Affairs^[8]
  • Indonesia – Ministry of Social Affairs Ireland — Department of Social Protection^[9]
• Japan — Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare^[10]
• Lebanon — Ministry of Social Affairs^[11]
• Netherlands — Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment^[12]
• New Zealand — Ministry of Social Development
• People's Republic of China — Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security^[13]
  • Hong Kong — Labour and Welfare Bureau^[14]
• Philippines — Department of Social Welfare and Development^[15]
• Portugal — Ministry of Labour and Social Solidarity^[16]
• Saint Lucia — Ministry of Health, Human Services, Family Affairs & Gender Relations
• Sweden — Ministry of Health and Social Affairs^[17]
• United Kingdom — Department for Work and Pensions^[18]
  • Northern Ireland — Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety^[19]
• United States — United States Department of Health and Human Services^[20]
  • Hawaii — Hawaii Department of Human Services^[21]
  • Illinois — Illinois Department of Human Services^[22]
  • Michigan — Michigan Department of Human Services^[23]
  • North Carolina — North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services^[24]
  • Oklahoma — Oklahoma Department of Human Services^[25]
  • Oregon — Oregon Department of Human Services^[26]
  • Pennsylvania — Pennsylvania Department of Human Services^[27]
  • Vermont — Vermont Agency of Human Services^[28]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Australian Government Department of Human Services. humanservices.gov.au. 2019-04-21.
2. Web site: Employment and Social Development Canada. Canada. Employment and Social Development. 2016-10-05. aem. 2019-04-21.
3. Web site: Ministry of Community and Social Services. Ontario. Government of. mcss.gov.on.ca. 2019-04-21.
4. Web site: Páginas - Ministry of Health and Social Protection. minsalud.gov.co. 2019-04-21.
5. Web site: Croatia - Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion - European Commission. ec.europa.eu. 2019-04-21.
6. Web site: Home. english.sm.dk. en. 2019-04-21.
7. Web site: Ministry of Welfare. government.is.
8. Web site: Home Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India. tribal.nic.in. 2019-04-21.
9. Web site: Home. welfare.ie. 2019-04-21.
10. Web site: Welcome to Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. mhlw.go.jp. 2019-04-21.
11. Web site: Ministry of Social Affairs. socialaffairs.gov.lb. 2019-04-21.
12. Web site: Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment - Government.nl. Werkgelegenheid. Ministerie van Sociale Zaken en. 2011-08-23. government.nl. en-GB. 2019-04-21.
13. Web site: 中华人民共和国人力资源和社会保障部. mohrss.gov.cn. 2019-04-21.
14. Web site: LWB : Welcome Message. lwb.gov.hk. 2019-04-21.
15. Web site: Department of Social Welfare and Development. Philippine Gov. 21 April 2019.
16. Web site: Governo de Portugal. portugal.gov.pt. 2019-04-21.
17. Web site: Ministry of Health and Social Affairs. Regeringskansliet. Regeringen och. 2014-11-24. Regeringskansliet. en. 2019-04-21.
18. Web site: Department for Work and Pensions. GOV.UK. en. 2019-04-21.
19. Web site: Home. Health. en. 2019-04-21.
20. Web site: HHS.gov. Services. U. S. Department of Health and Human. HHS.gov. en. 2019-04-21.
21. Web site: Department of Human Services. humanservices.hawaii.gov. en. 2019-04-21.
22. Web site: Department of Human Service. Illinois Gov. 21 April 2019.
23. Web site: MDHHS - Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. michigan.gov. 2019-04-21.
24. Web site: NCDHHS. ncdhhs.gov. 2019-04-21.
25. Web site: Human Services Department - OKDHS . okdhs.org. 2019-04-21.
26. Web site: State of Oregon: Oregon Department of Human Services - Home. oregon.gov. 2019-04-21.
27. Web site: Pennsylvania Department of Human Services. dhs.pa.gov. 2019-04-21.
28. Web site: Agency of Human Services. humanservices.vermont.gov. 2019-04-21.