Operating in Hillsdale, Michigan, the Human Services Network (HSN) originated in 1986 when a group of middle management personnel from local educational and human service agencies began to meet on a regular basis to improve intra-agency communication.
Since those early days, HSN has evolved into a communitywide collaborative; its primary mission is to improve integrated service delivery to community residents in need. HSN members identify the service needs of the community and plan and implement coordinated service mechanisms to address those needs. HSN includes educational, human service, judicial, health, mental health, and other community services. To date, collaboration within HSN has made possible the coordinated delivery of a services that include, but are not limited to educational and support services for developmentally delayed, medically fragile, and other at risk-young children; protective services for children and families; case management, health, counseling, and family literacy services; and parenting education.
Posted on March 23, 1995
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