The mission of the Minnesota Department of Human Services is to improve public health and promote the well-being of all Minnesotans by implementing comprehensive and responsive service programs aimed at vulnerable and underserved populations, including initiatives designed to target health disparities and improve the quality of life.
The grant program spearheaded by the Minnesota Department of Human Services Child Safety and Permanency Division aims to create a comprehensive, coordinated systemic response for a Plan of Safe Care for prenatal substance exposure. This initiative seeks proposals from capable organizations to foster collaboration in better serving women affected by Substance Use Disorders (SUD) during pregnancy. The program is focused on achieving several key objectives: improving the identification and management of interventions for pregnant women with SUD, enhancing the effectiveness of SUD treatments during pregnancy to reduce the number of newborns exposed to nonmedical substances, and increasing the likelihood of children remaining under the care of their parents.