by - October 10, 2023 11:09 am
In an effort to increase mental health services for Arkansans, especially in rural parts of the state, the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) and the University of Arkansas for…
by - July 17, 2023 11:27 am
Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) Secretary Kristi Putnam announced Monday (July 17) that Mitch Rouse has been promoted to serve as Chief of Staff for the agency effective immediately….
by - September 22, 2022 3:56 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Thursday (Sept. 22) his appointment of Mark White of Bryant as the Secretary of the Department of Human Services. He will replace Cindy Gillespie, who resigned…
by - January 6, 2020 8:31 pm
The Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) has hired Sara Bradley as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Bradley is a certified public accountant with decades of finance experience with large health…
by - November 14, 2019 10:46 am
The Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) is creating a department ombudsman’s office to educate clients about their rights, help navigate the multi-division department, and to work with the department…
by - January 3, 2019 3:36 pm
The Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education (DCCECE) has been awarded a $3.5 million grant from U.S. Department of Health and Human…
by - December 12, 2017 5:20 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday (Dec. 12) publicly thanked the state Tobacco Settlement Commission (ATSC) for its support in paring down more than 500 families on the waiting list for…
by - January 11, 2017 7:48 pm
The Department of Human Services has virtually erased a backlog of Medicaid eligibility cases that had reached 140,000 people earlier this year, Director Cindy Gillespie said in a letter sent…
by - September 2, 2016 2:17 pm
The man who oversaw Medicaid under President George W. Bush will be a senior advisor for Medicaid and health care reform for the state Department of Human Services. Beginning Sept….
by - March 15, 2016 3:46 pm
Mischa Martin, a Department of Human Services attorney who has worked with child welfare cases in Arkansas since 2008, has been named interim director of the Division of Children and…
by - October 14, 2015 4:41 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) said Wednesday (Oct. 14) he’s looking “outside the norm” in finding a replacement for departing Department of Human Services Director John Selig. Speaking to reporters after…
by - October 8, 2015 3:40 pm
John Selig, the director of the Arkansas Department of Human Services, announced in a DHS press release today that he will leave the department at the end of the year….
by - June 11, 2015 6:57 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Thursday (June 11) he has spent considerable time studying concerns expressed by lawmakers on ways to improve and review a growing list of “high-risk” state contracts…
