State of Alaska Children

The Department of Health & Social Services of the state of Alaska offers behavioral health, juvenile justice, child support, health care, and public assistance and health services, as well as health care services for senior citizens and the disabled. It operates the Alaska Pioneer Homes, which is a licensed assisted living facility with more than 500 beds and provides daily assistance and physical and emotional support to residents. The Department of Health & Social Services maintains various boards and trusts, including Advisory Board on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Governor's Council on Disabilities and Special Education, Alaska Partnership for Healthy Communities and Alaska Children's Trust. It conducts several training and educational classes and programs. The Department of Health & Social Services maintains a location in Anchorage, Alaska.

The Division of Public Assistance is one of the divisions managed by the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services. Its more than 400 staff members provide public assistance and supportive services to over 13,000 Alaskan families. The division s child care program monitors, regulates and licenses child care facilities across the state and further promotes the capacity and accessibility in child care with a special attention to infants and children with special needs. The Division of Public Assistance operates a special medical assistance program for people in the age group of 21 to 64. It additionally operates food benefit and heating assistance programs. The Division of Public Assistance maintains one of its offices in Anchorage, Alaska.

The Department of Health and Social Services offers a range of child care and adult public and acute medical assistance solutions. The department provides dental care, general relief and heating assistance services. It is also responsible for the maintenance of birth, death, divorce and marriage certificates. The Department of Health and Social Services operates a senior and disabilities services division that provides care coordination, nursing facility transition, personal care assistant, policy and program planning solutions. The Department of Health and Social Services operates behavioral health, public health, public assistance, juvenile justice and health care services divisions. The department provides family preservation, adoption and independent living services.