Vernon County Department of Human Services

The Richland County Department of Health and Human Services offers family care and long-term, economic and community support programs. The department operates a resource center that provides referral, health promotion and benefit specialist services to individuals with disabilities. Its elderly services unit offers the National Family Caregiver Support Program, which includes emergency respite and adult day care services. The Richland County Department of Health and Human Services offers various clinical services, such as therapies, crisis intervention, psychiatric evaluations, and psychological testing and screening. Located in Richland Center, Wis., the department s juvenile justice services include case management, anger management and counseling. In addition, the Richland County Department of Health and Human Services offers therapeutic intervention, evaluation and assessment services to children with developmental delays and disabilities.

Houston County Personnel is a county government agency that provides employee recruiting/retention programs and services for county departments in Houston County in Minnesota. The office supports all Houston County divisions and departments in the areas of staffing, recruitment, hiring, compensation, position reclassification, grievance and disciplinary action, employee relations, personnel records, employee benefits, staff development and training, labor relations, risk management, equipment/supplies purchasing, information systems, courthouse utility and vendor contracts and other employment issues. The department is located in the County Courthouse in Caledonia, Minn. Houston County is located in extreme southeast Minnesota and has a population of nearly 20,000 residents.