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What Are Human Services, and How Do State Governments Structure Them?

What Are Human Services, and How Do State Governments Structure Them?
2023
Urban Institute
Author(s): 
Heather Hahn, Eleanor Pratt, DaQuan Lawrence, Laudan Y. Aron
What Are Human Services, and How Do State Governments Structure Them?
Source Sector(s)
Non-profit
Benefits Program
SNAP: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
TANF: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Medicaid/CHIP
Level of Government
State/Provincial
Location
United States
Format
Report

This report describes the human services landscape within state governments and uses case studies to show the range of approaches state governments take in structuring their human services systems. It also explores some implications of these structures for alignment and coordination within human services and with the health care sector.