Michigan's Women, Infants & Children program, providing supplemental nutrition, breastfeeding information, and other resources for healthy mothers & babies.
Information on the Family Independence Program, State Disability Assistance, SSI, Refugee, and other cash assistance.
If you cannot afford child care, payment assistance is available.
Children's Special Health Care Services information and FAQ's.
Information on assistance with home repairs, heat and utility bills, relocation, home ownership, burials, home energy, and eligibility requirements.
Information on the Food Assistance Program, eligibility requirements, and other food resources.
Information about the health care programs available through Medicaid and how to qualify.
Our migrant program works with a number of organizations to provide services for Michigan’s migrant and seasonal farmworkers.
A federal program which helps persons admitted into the U.S. as refugees to become self-sufficient after their arrival.
Universal caseload, or task-based processing, is a different way of handling public assistance cases.
Information on the Children's Protective Services Program, child abuse reporting procedures, and help for parents in caring for their children.
Information on adoption programs, adoption resources, locating birth parents and obtaining information from adoption records.
Information on Adult Protective Services, Independent Living Services, Adult Community Placement Services, and HIV/AIDS Support Services.
Information on child support services for participants and partners.
Programs for healthy children & families, including immunization, lead poisoning prevention, prenatal smoking cessation, and many others.
Information on the Children's Foster Care program and becoming a Foster Parent.
Information about the Michigan law that requires certain information be made available to a woman who is seeking an abortion at least 24 hours prior to the abortion procedure.
Information on treatment and services for juvenile offenders, success stories, and more.
Child Welfare Medical and Behavioral Health Resources
MDHHS and partners support a continuum of prevention services. The continuum is inclusive of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention activities. Visit this page to learn more.
Information about injury and violence prevention programs in Michigan
Information on Safe Sleep for your baby, how to protect your baby's life.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services' (MDHHS) Division of Environmental Health (DEH) uses the best available science to reduce, eliminate, or prevent harm from environmental, chemical, and physical hazards.
Resources and information to assist in assuring firearm safety for families in the state of Michigan.
The Division of Victim Services (DVS) provides a voice advocating for and responding to all victims of crime in Michigan. Learn more about DVS-funded programs and services, including Michigan’s 24/7, free, confidential, and anonymous domestic violence and sexual assault hotlines.
Medical Resources for Child Protection
Serves as liaison and provides funding to Michigan’s 45 local health departments.
Adult Behavioral Health & Developmental Disability Services
Multicultural Health
Prevention of diseases & conditions such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes and many others.
Information on communicable & chronic diseases.
Home to an array of public health programs, initiatives and interventions aimed at improving the health and well-being of women, infants, families and communities.
Birth, Death, Marriage and Divorce Records
Boards and Commissions
Bridge Card Participation Information on Electronic Benefits for clients and businesses, lists of participating retailers and ATMs, and QUEST.
Provider Payments Information on the direct deposit of State of Michigan payments into a provider's bank account.
Information on How to Bid, Requests for Proposals, forms and publications, contractor rates, and manuals.
Information & resources for Community and Faith-Based partners
Information on DHS Applications and Forms grouped by category.
Health Care Providers
Licensing information for Adult Foster Care and Homes for the Aged, Child Day Care Facilities, Child Caring Institutions, Children's Foster Care Homes, Child Placing Agencies, Juvenile Court Operated Facilities and Children's or Adult Foster Care Camps.
Michigan Statewide Systems of Care
Information on the grant awarded for the State Innovation Model Proposal
Protect MiFamily -Title IV-E Waiver
Offers resources for agencies who operate the Weatherization Assistance Program in the state of Michigan
Information is collected to monitor the general health and well-being of Michigan citizens.
Information on resources in your community and volunteer recruitment and training, and services provided at local DHS offices.
Equal Opportunity, Legal Base, Laws and Reporting Welfare Fraud information.
A variety of reports & statistics for programs and services.
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Diversion Center: a designated drop off point for law enforcement to utilize that ensures a no refusal acceptance of a person who may fit the criteria for jail diversion, to get assessments done and receive treatment while awaiting care in lieu of incarceration.
Local law enforcement training dates: a calendar of upcoming LE trainings around the state that would include Crisis intervention Trainings (CIT), Managing Mental Health Crisis Trainings (MMHC), Michigan Crisis Intervention Service trainings (MI-CIS) and Mental Health First Aid trainings.
Community Mental Health Association Behavioral Health and Criminal Justice Workgroup Reports: any and all reports coming from the Community Mental Health Association and the workgroup affiliated with this organization outlining progressive jail diversion strategies on a statewide level.
Juvenile Justice Programs: any information that stems from the Mental Health Diversion Council’s Juvenile Justice Subcommittee and information from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Juvenile Justice/Services to Children and Families division that pertains to justice involved youth and any means that would steer them away from further detainment.
MAC News: any news from the Michigan Association of Counties that would pertain to jail diversion efforts around the state, Stepping Up resolutions, and how counties can better utilize resources to better address jail diversion issues in their communities.
Local Specialty Courts: any information on specialty courts including mental health courts, drug courts, veterans’ courts, juvenile mental health courts ect. That could impact a local community and how they could utilize these courts for jail diversion efforts. Could also include information from the State Court Administrative Office (SCAO) on grant opportunities and getting started.
Probation/Parole: information on the role of probation and parole in the jail diversion process including the direct involvement of agents in the managing of diversion participants, testimony to the courts and assistance with linkage to appropriate treatment when needed.
VRSS and other Veteran Initiatives: information on the Veteran’s Re-entry Search Service in local jails and other veteran’s initiatives around the state including VA information, Veteran Navigators and information coming out of the Veteran’s Subcommittee from the Mental Health Diversion Council.
Local SA Initiatives: information locally about Substance Use Disorder and how local programming could help jail diversion efforts, drug court involvement and criteria, Medicated Assisted Treatment (MAT) use in local jails, Vivitrol and Methadone initiatives in local jails, information on SAMHSA grants