General Info

Iowa Department of Human Services offers a wide range of children and family services, such as abuse reporting, foster care, cash assistance, health care and children s mental health services. It conducts an assessment of child abuse in various conditions, including mental injury, presence of illegal drugs, denial of critical care, child prostitution, and physical and sexual abuse. The department offers a food assistance program that includes promoting the general welfare of low-income families by raising their levels of nutrition to avoid hunger and malnutrition. Additionally, it provides refugee services that include providing assistance with resettlement and employment to the refugees in the state of Iowa. The department s division of mental health and disability services provides support services to people with various disabilities and special needs. Iowa Department of Human Services is located in Des Moines, Iowa.