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Type
  
Department

Jurisdiction
  
Victoria, Australia

Department of Health & Human Services (Victoria)

Headquarters
  
50 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Ministers responsible
  
Hon Jill Henessey, Minister for Health Minister for Ambulance Services Hon Jenny Mikakos, Minister for Families & Children Minister for Ambulance Services Hon Martin Foley, Minister for Minister for Housing, Disability & Ageing Minister for Mental Health Hon John Eren, Minister for Sport

Agency executive
  
Kym Peake, Departmental Secretary

The Department of Health & Human Services is a government department responsible for health, ambulance services, families and children, youth affairs, public housing, disability, ageing, mental health and sport policy in the state of Victoria, Australia. Formerly the Department of Health, Department of Human Services and Sports and Recreation Victoria, the department was reconstituted as a single unit on 1 January 2015. The department is responsible for developing and delivering policies, programs and services that support and enhance the wellbeing of all Victorians.

Ministers

The department provides advice to four ministers of the Victorian Government:

  • Hon. Jill Hennessey - Minister for Health, Minister for Ambulance Services
  • Hon. Jenny Mikakos - Minister for Families & Children, Minister for Youth Affairs
  • Hon. Martin Foley - Minister for Housing, Disability & Ageing, Minister for Mental Health
  • Hon. John Eren - Minister for Sport
  • References

    Department of Health & Human Services (Victoria) Wikipedia