Under the Christie administration in 2011, the Departments of Human Services (DHS) and Children and Families (DCF) established a Steering Committee to assess the provision of services to children with developmental disabilities whose needs were being met by multiple departments and divisions.
To advance this effort and to streamline care, Governor Chris Christie announced during his Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Address that the Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) within DHS will transition its child services to DCF.
This realignment ends the historic fragmentation that now exists – particularly for families whose children need services and supports from both departments.
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January 7, 2013 - DCF Rule Proposal: 
