Office of Recipient Rights
- RIGHTS IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS!
Call the MDHHS-ORR Hotline: 1-800-854-9090
Hearing impaired individuals may use the following number: Michigan Relay Center 711
If you suspect or are aware of the abuse, neglect or exploitation of a recipient of public mental health services in Michigan, use the following links to assist you in reporting the information.
Use this map to find your local CMH or Hospital Recipient Rights Office
Use this link to contact the Rights Office at a MDHHS-operated Hospital or center
Download a Rights Complaint form to send to your local rights office
Online Recipient Rights Training for Mental Health Staff:
Use this link to download Instructions for Accessing Recipient Rights Training
Use this link to access Recipient Rights Training
Information About the Rights of Recipients
- Rights Information Handbooks and Podcast
English, Spanish and Arabic versions of the booklet that explains the safeguards for your rights when you receive mental health services.
- Rights of Recipients of Mental Health Services
Link to Chapter 7 of the Michigan Mental Health Code and Administrative Rules.
Link to "Summary of Abuse & Neglect Reporting Requirements" poster. - Online Training for Recipients of Mental Health Services
How to Better Understand your Mental Health Rights
About the Office of Recipient Rights
- Mission and Vision
To protect and promote the constitutional and statutory rights of recipients of public mental health services and empower recipients to fully exercise these rights.
- Community Mental Health Program Assessments
Assessment dates and results
- Office of Recipient Rights Annual Reports
Recipient Rights Annual Report
- Psychiatric Hospital Notice of Death Reporting and Investigation
New psychiatric hospital death reporting process
- Contact Us
Michigan Department of Health & Human Services Office of Recipient Rights Staff and Location Information
- MDHHS-ORR Recipient Rights Advisory Committee
Listing of meeting dates and minutes
- MDHHS Director's Awards for Recipient Rights
Annual Recipient Rights Director's Awards Honorees
Information for Recipient Rights Staff
- Office of Recipient Rights Training Courses
Training Opportunities for Recipient Right Staff
Links to Office of Recipient Rights online trainings
- Basic Skills Training Materials
Materials to be used during Basic Skills Training
- Continuing Education Requirements and Approved Programs
List of approved MDHHS Office of Recipient Rights CEU courses
- Forms and Templates
Documents to be downloaded for use by Rights staff
- The 29th Annual Recipient Rights Conference
2022 Recipient Rights Conference
- Informational Links
Informational Links for Recipient Rights Advisor/Officers
