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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If you have an urgent request for a vital record, we advise Internet customers to use the convenience of requesting copies of vital records through online ordering with a debit or credit card. To use this service, click on 'Order A Record Online' from the left-hand menu bar. You will be directed to VitalChek, which is Michigan Vital Records ONLY authorized online service provider.
If you experience problems with the online ordering, please call VitalChek at 1-800-669-8312 for assistance. This toll free number will be answered from 7:00 am - 7:00 pm, Monday through Friday, except for recognized State of Michigan holidays.
If you do not have a debit or credit card and have an urgent request for a Michigan vital record, you can receive expedited processing service with a mail-in request for an additional fee of $12.00. The rush fee speeds up the processing time in Vital Records; however, it does not speed up the mail time to get your request to our office or mail time back to you. Please note that expedited service is now available for some changes and corrections to records with a processing time of 2-3 weeks. Normal processing time for a change is 5-6 weeks.
To make a request by mail, click on "Order A Record by Mail" from the left-hand menu bar. Select the application you need and indicate in the payment information that you are requesting an expedited search for the $12.00 additional. When ordering a restricted Michigan birth record or Affidavit of Parentage record, please note that a current, valid photo identification is required.
There are alternatives that can be used to meet the photo ID requirements if a current, valid driver's license or state ID is not available. The applicant will need to provide at least three pieces of dated documentation from different sources that will verify his/her name and date of birth, and one must be dated within the last year. Please click the link below "Photo ID Acceptable Documents" for a list of Acceptable ID.
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If you have additional questions or need assistance, please call our Eligibility Unit at 517-335-8666 and press option #4 to speak to a customer service representative. This number will be answered between 8 am & 5 pm ET Monday - Friday (except for recognized State of Michigan holidays).
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