The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) helps provide essential services to Minnesota's most vulnerable residents. Working with many others, including counties, tribes and nonprofits.
Commissioner
Jodi Harpstead 651-431-2907
Assistant to the Commissioner, Angie Goserud 651-431-2924
Direct Care and Treatment is a highly specialized health care system that provides residential and treatment programs for people with mental illness, developmental disabilities, substance use disorders and traumatic brain injuries. Most patients and clients have been civilly committed by the court. DCT also provides secure treatment for civilly committed sex offenders.
Health Systems Chief Executive Officer, Marshall E Smith 651-431-2687
Executive Assistant, Ryan Fralich 651-431-3206
Areas included in this part of the organization:
Ambulatory Care Services
Ambulatory Care Services Director, Jared Greupner 651-276-3655
Executive Assistant, Lydia Ly 651-431-4141
Community Based Services
Community-Based Services include group homes, vocational services and other community support services for people with disabilities.
Executive Director, Donovan Chandler 218-831-5409
Executive Assistant, Lori Ayon 651-431-6882
Business Operations Director, Daniel Hohmann 218-213-2450
Community Support Services Director, Steve Dahl 612-327-4763
Child and Adolescent Services Manager, Jeremy Mork 612-387-9243
Health Services Director, Tabitha Witthuhn 218-205-3458
MN Intensive Therapeutic Homes Manager, Jeremy Mork 612-387-9243
MN State Operated Community Services (MSOCS) Director, Tennille Spears 612-463-2556
Performance Improvement and Project Management Director, Krista O’Connor 651-207-3349
Behavioral Health & Wellness Director, Dr. Dan Baker 651-219-1575
Learning and Development Director, Noreen Koch-Myer 651-431-5654
Forensic Services
Forensic Services includes the Forensic Mental Health Program (formerly called the Minnesota Security Hospital) and the Forensic Nursing Home. These secure facilities are located on a single campus located in St. Peter. The programs serve people who have been committed by the court as mentally ill and dangerous.
Executive Director, Dr. Soniya Hirachan 507-985-2009
Executive Assistant, Breanna Drummer 507-985-2002
Chief Operations Officer, Scott Melby 507-985-2467
Executive Nurse, Roxanne Portner 507-985-2056
Executive Director of Behavioral Health – Dr. Angela Dugan 507-985-2001
Facility Security Director, Brian Wills 507-985-2123
Forensic Nursing Home Administrator, Michelle Chalin 507-985-2366
Forensic Mental Health Program Director (FMHP), Becky Robinson 507-985-2144
Community Integrated Services Program Director, Jenny Carlstrom 507-985-2581
Medical Services
Executive Medical Director, Dr. KyleeAnn Stevens, 651-431-3684
Executive Assistant, Lydia Ly 651-431-4141
Ambulatory Services Dental Medical Director, Brian Kajewski, DDS 320-231-5315
Ambulatory Services Primary Care Medical Director, Abigail Houts, M.D. 651-431-6423
Community Based Services Medical Director, John Daniels, M.D. 612-398-3009
DCT Central Admissions Director, Teri Peterson 651-431-5081
MN Specialty Health Services Primary Care Medical Director, Amanda Goertz, M.D.
Minnesota Sex Offender Program
The Minnesota Sex Offender Program in Moose Lake and St. Peter provides inpatient services and treatment to people who are committed by the court as a sexual psychopathic personality or sexually dangerous person.
Executive Director, Nancy Johnston 651-431-4390
Executive Assistant, Holly Gruber 651-431-4773
Deputy Director Operations, Doug Latuseck 651-431-4180
Director of Health Services, Nicole Boder 218-565-6095
This division is responsible for data analysis, research and performance measures to evaluate health care programs, and oversees managed care quality assurance and improvement.
The Communications Office leads department communications efforts. Communications responds to inquiries from the news media and prepare information that helps the general public understand department services and human services policies. All news releases and fact sheets can be found on the department website.
The community relations director supports, develops and facilitates relationships between DHS and the community and county, community and legislative relations.
Director, Helen Ghebre 651-431-2245
Administrative Assistant, Kelly Barnebey 651-431-2907
The county relations director takes a lead role in the department's relationships with Minnesota's 87 counties, which provide most of the services the department administers.
Director, Eric Ratzmann 651-431-2020
Administrative Assistant, Kelly Barneby 651-431-2907
The director of federal relations serves as a key link to the federal government and Minnesota’s Congressional delegation on emerging issues, legislation and executive branch actions.
Director, Tamir Elnabarawy 651-431-6439
Administrative Assistant, Kelly Barneby 651-431-2907
The director of Indian policy is responsible for providing coordination of ongoing consultation with tribal governments and, where appropriate, state and federal agencies, relating to the implementation of DHS services on American Indian reservations and urban Indian communities.
Interim Director, Angie DeLille 651-200-7669
Administrative Assistant, Kelly Barneby 651-431-2907
Deputy Commissioner Agency Effectiveness
Deputy Commissioner, Shireen Gandhi
Executive Aide, Denise Flock 651-431-5726
Director of Agency Effectiveness, Mary Kim 651-431-4703
MNIT Services @ DHS manages the technology to provide the department's information infrastructure and core information tools. IT supports the agency's mission by providing a workplace information environment that is secure, stable, powerful and technologically sound, by ensuring that new systems are coordinated across the department and with other agencies and by providing a high level of customer support.
Chief Business Technology Officer, George McNulty 651-431-6609
Deputy Chief Business Technology Officer, Michael Wright 651-431-3247
Executive Assistant, Susan Karp 651-431-2199
Application Services Director, Deb Tibstra 651-431-4074
Forensic Mental Health Program (formerly known as the Minnesota Security Hospital)
100 Freeman Drive
St. Peter, MN 56082-1599
507-985-2000
507-985-7693, fax
The Community Addiction Recovery Enterprise provides dual diagnosis (both chemical dependency and mental illness) treatment and treatment for gambling addiction. It provides both inpatient and outpatient treatment, is licensed by the Minnesota Department of Human Services and the Minnesota Department of Health and is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
Program locations
Anoka
3301 Seventh Ave. N.
Anoka, MN 55303
Admissions: 651-431-5247
Carlton
810 Third St., Suite 102
Carlton, MN 55718
Admissions: 218-384-7013 or 218-384-7000
Fergus Falls
1174 Western Ave.
Fergus Falls, MN 56537
Admissions: 218-736-1800
St. Peter
1703 CSAH 15
St. Peter, MN 56082
Admissions: 507-933-5199
Fax: 507-931-7888
Willmar
1705 16th St. NE
Willmar, MN 55201
Admissions: 320-231-5468 or 320-231-5379
The Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Hospital serves children and adolescents ages 4 to 18 who have a serious mental illness, emotional and behavioral disorders. Admission is by referral only to children and teens who meet the medical criteria for hospitalization.
Community Based Services provides residential and vocational support services for people with developmental and other disabilities throughout Minnesota.
3200 Labore Road, Suite 104
Vadnais Heights, MN 55110-5186
651-766-4117
651-766-4162, fax