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.
State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP)
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 on resources in your community and volunteer recruitment and training, and services provided at local DHS offices.
Information is collected to monitor the general health and well-being of Michigan citizens.
Equal Opportunity, Legal Base, Laws and Reporting Welfare Fraud information.
A variety of reports & statistics for programs and services.
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Archived WIC webcasts, such as Clinical Skills, MI-WIC 8.3 release changes & Coffective Prenatal Platform) are located on the MPHI website here.
Scope of PracticeTools
Breastfeeding Scope of Practice by Staff Level
How to Make a Referral to Level 3 or 4 Staff
Food Package
Breastfeeding Food Package Cheat Sheet
Breastfeeding Food Package PPT
Relactation
USDA's WIC Breastfeeding Curriculum Problem Solving: Complex Maternal Problems
Maine WIC's Relactation in Postpartum Birthing Parents Webinar
Breastfeeding Connections
Breastfeeding Webinars-Conferences-Trainings:
Black Mothers' Breastfeeding Association - Yearly conferences and trainings.
Breastfeeding Grand Rounds (BFGR) - Trainings and webinars.
BreastfeedingLA - Trainings and webinars.
Center for Health Equity, Education and Research - Conferences, trainings and webinars.
Coffective - Michigan WIC trainings, tools and handouts
Gold Learning - Conferences and webinars.
Gold Lactation - On-Line Conference.
Healthy Children's Project, Inc. - Conferences, Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC) and other trainings.
iLactation - Conferences and webinars.
Implicit Bias, Inequity and Cultural Humility Learning Resources
Institute for the Advancement of Breastfeeding and Lactation Education (IABLE) - Trainings and free podcasts.
International Lactation Consultants Association (ILCA) - Conferences and webinars.
Lactation Education Resources (LER) - Certified Lactation Specialist (CLS) and other trainings.
Michigan Association of Lactation Consultants (MALC) - Annual Fall conference.
Michigan Breastfeeding Network - Great Lakes Breastfeeding Webinars - Webinars and regional quarterly meetings.
National WIC Association - Trainings and webinars.
Praeclarus Press - Webinars.
Reaching Our Sisters Everywhere - Conferences and trainings.
Stanford Medicine Newborn Nursery - Trainings and free videos.
The Breastfeeding Center of Ann Arbor - Clinical and Communication Lactation Specialist (CCLS) course and other trainings.
United States Breastfeeding Committee (USBC) - Conferences and webinars.
United States Lactation Consultants Association (USLCA) - Conferences, regional workshops and webinars.
University of California (UC) Davis Human Lactation Center - Conferences and webinars.
Western Michigan Association of Lactation Consultants - Annual Spring conference.
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