DHS Advisory Boards

Five of the advisory bodies attached to specific offices are required by mandate to:

• oversee the provision of services
• assist in policy planning

Other advisory bodies are created and convened by DHS to:

• help identify community needs and preferences
• help shape planning processes and initiatives

The links below provide specific information for each advisory body:

• purpose
• current members
• membership terms
• officers
• committees
• how conflicts of interest are handled
• requirements and regulations for those mandated by statute

Area Agency on Aging (AAA)

• Advisory Council to the Area Agency on Aging (Aging Services)

Office of Behavioral Health (OBH)

• Mental Health/Intellectual Disability Advisory Board
• Drug and Alcohol Planning Council

Office of Children, Youth and Families (CYF)

• Children, Youth and Families Advisory Committee

Office of Community Services (OCS)

• County Community Services Advisory Council

Office of Community Services (OCS)

• Homeless Advisory Board
• Local Housing Options Team (LHOT)
• Systems Improvement Through Youth

Executive Office

• Children's Cabinet (Title IV-E Child Welfare Waiver Demonstration Project)
• Human Services Block Grant Advisory Board
• Immigrant and International Advisory Council
• LGBTQ Community of Practice

Office of Developmental Supports (ODS)

• Mental Health/Intellectual Disability (MH/ID) Advisory Board

Office of Behavioral Health (OBH)

• Local Interagency Coordinating Council (LICC)