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Registration is still open for the fifth annual North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) Behavioral Health & Children and Family Services Conference, scheduled for Oct. 20-23, at the Bismarck Event Center. The conference will also be available via online livestream.  

The conference brings together behavioral health and child welfare professionals from across the state to connect, learn, share best practices and engage in professional development. Behavioral health advocates, service providers, child welfare professionals, business and community leaders, faith-based organizations, first responders, law enforcement and tribal representatives are encouraged to attend.

North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today that the Community Health Worker (CHW) Certification application is now available online marking an important step in strengthening the state’s health workforce and improving access to care and support.

October is recognized nationwide as National Bullying Prevention Month, a time to raise awareness and inspire action to stop bullying in all its forms. Parents Lead, administered through North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS), is encouraging families, schools and communities to come together to promote kindness, connection and respect. 

Lt. Gov. Michelle Strinden, state legislators and representatives from North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) visited Best in Class programs on Monday to observe how they promote quality early learning experiences for children in the year before kindergarten. 

North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) is proud to join partners across the state and nation in recognizing October as Substance Use Prevention Month as declared by Gov. Kelly Armstrong. View proclamation. 

In response to the federal government shutdown, North Dakota Health and Human Services issued a statement today in regards to the status of mandatory entitlement programs it administers.

Each October, Foster Youth Voice Month is observed nationwide to amplify the voices of young people with foster care experience. This month, North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) highlights the importance of giving older children in foster care a say in decisions about their lives and driving positive change in the child welfare system.

During National Child Passenger Safety Week, Sept. 21–27, North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS), in partnership with Vision Zero, reminds caregivers with young children to safely buckle children in vehicles. 

North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) invites residents to a quarterly update about the state’s efforts to make it easier for North Dakotans with physical disabilities to live at home with in-home help and other community support services on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 10 a.m.-noon CT in Bismarck or virtually.  

Gov. Kelly Armstrong recently proclaimed September as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month in North Dakota. Parents Lead has released a new Suicide Prevention and Response Toolkit for Schools, developed in collaboration with North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) suicide prevention and school behavioral health experts. The toolkit provides educators, staff and administrators with practical guidance, resources and strategies to identify students in need, respond safely and strengthen support for families.