/news-rss?filter=social_services MO.gov News Feed: Department of Social Services Fri, 18 Jul 2025 23:45:03 +0000 en-us https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MODSS/bulletins/3c16807 https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MODSS/bulletins/3c16807 Tue, 12 Nov 2024 13:20:00 +0000 The Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS), in collaboration with Conduent, is thrilled to announce the successful deployment of the new Child Support Citizen portal. Launched in May 2024, the Child Support Citizen Portal is accessible at any time, making significant improvements in customer experience and operational efficiency." ........ https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MODSS/bulletins/3bf52fc https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MODSS/bulletins/3bf52fc Fri, 01 Nov 2024 04:57:01 +0000 Governor Mike Parson has proclaimed November 2024 as Adoption Awareness Month in Missouri, aiming to inspire all residents to learn about the need for adoptive families and to support parents who adopt in their communities." ........ https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MODSS/bulletins/3bda27c https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MODSS/bulletins/3bda27c Tue, 22 Oct 2024 07:27:01 +0000 The Missouri Department of Social Services' MO HealthNet Division (MHD) is proud to announce that on October 2, 2024, the Center for Medicare/Medicaid Services (CMS) approved a State Plan Amendment (SPA) that enables the state to begin reimbursing for doula services." ........ https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MODSS/bulletins/3b88799 https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MODSS/bulletins/3b88799 Thu, 03 Oct 2024 05:13:01 +0000 The Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS) Family Support Division (FSD) is alerting all SNAP participants about a concerning increase in theft related to skimming and cloning of Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards." ........ https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MODSS/bulletins/3b90b80 https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MODSS/bulletins/3b90b80 Tue, 01 Oct 2024 04:56:01 +0000 Every year, the Missouri acknowledges October as Safe Sleep Month. The goal of Safe Sleep Month is to bring awareness to the infant lives that are lost each year due to unsafe sleeping environments." ........ https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MODSS/bulletins/3b6c316 https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MODSS/bulletins/3b6c316 Thu, 19 Sep 2024 06:34:01 +0000 The Missouri Department of Social Services MO HealthNet Division (MHD) is proud to announce the arrival of the ElimiNATION Awareness Tour in Missouri. The tour is part of the ongoing Project HepCure initiative, which aims to eliminate hepatitis C in the state." ........ https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MODSS/bulletins/3af36b6 https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MODSS/bulletins/3af36b6 Mon, 19 Aug 2024 08:46:01 +0000 The Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS) announced today its launch of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's new Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (S-EBT) Program, known as "Missouri SuN Bucks." ........ https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MODSS/bulletins/3a8ae3e https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MODSS/bulletins/3a8ae3e Thu, 18 Jul 2024 04:21:01 +0000 An ongoing child welfare transformation project conducted in partnership between the Missouri Department of Social Services and Change ........ https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MODSS/bulletins/3a0de4f https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MODSS/bulletins/3a0de4f Wed, 05 Jun 2024 08:52:01 +0000 Missourians who lost food purchased with their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits due to severe storms on May 25-26, 2024 in Barry, Bollinger, Butler, Carter, New Madrid, Ripley, Scott, and Stoddard Counties will now have until June 27, 2024 ........ https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MODSS/bulletins/399a633 https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MODSS/bulletins/399a633 Wed, 01 May 2024 08:52:01 +0000 Today, the Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS) published a report from the Fentanyl Case Review Subcommittee in response to the alarming trends outlined in the Child Fatality Review Program 2022 Annual Report. DSS Director Robert Knodell called for the establishment of the Subcommittee to review these cases and provide recommendations. ........ https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MODSS/bulletins/3996244 https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MODSS/bulletins/3996244 Mon, 29 Apr 2024 08:52:01 +0000 Today, the Missouri Department of Social Services, MO HealthNet Division (MHD) announced they have awarded a three-year contract to AbbVie, effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027, to partner on MHDs Project HepCure. ........ https://dss.mo.gov/press/03-29-2024-torch-pilot-project.htm https://dss.mo.gov/press/03-29-2024-torch-pilot-project.htm Fri, 29 Mar 2024 08:52:01 +0000 Today, the Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS), MO HealthNet Division (MHD), which administers Missouri’s Medicaid program, announced the approval of a 1915(b) waiver amendment from the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The waiver amendment allows for the full deployment of the Transformation of Rural Community Health (ToRCH) pilot project ........ https://dss.mo.gov/press/03-04-2024-hs-career-day.htm https://dss.mo.gov/press/03-04-2024-hs-career-day.htm Mon, 04 Mar 2024 06:58:01 +0000 For the second year in a row, the Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS) will host a High School Career Day on Friday, April 12, 2024. The event will be held at the Harry S. Truman Building in Jefferson City ........ https://dss.mo.gov/press/02-01-2024-learning-lab.htm https://dss.mo.gov/press/02-01-2024-learning-lab.htm Thu, 01 Feb 2024 04:35:01 +0000 Missouri is 1 of 9 states that have been selected to participate in the Health Management Associates (HMA) Children’s Behavioral Health State Policy Learning Lab in Baltimore, Maryland. HMA in partnership with the National Association of State Mental ........ https://dss.mo.gov/press/12-14-2023-healthy-moms-healthy-babies.htm https://dss.mo.gov/press/12-14-2023-healthy-moms-healthy-babies.htm Thu, 14 Dec 2023 09:35:01 +0000 MO HealthNet, a division of the Missouri Department of Social Services, in collaboration with the Department of Health and Senior Services, Department of Mental Health, and Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is excited to launch the Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies initiative........