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.
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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) Environmental Health Bureau (EHB) 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.
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Prevention of diseases & conditions such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes and many others.
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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.
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Provider Payments Information on the direct deposit of State of Michigan payments into a provider's bank account.
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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.
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A variety of reports & statistics for programs and services.
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April 12, 2007
April 12, 2007
In conjunction with Governor Jennifer M. Granholm, the Office of Drug Control Policy (ODCP) within the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) is recognizing April as Alcohol Awareness Month in an effort to bring attention to alcohol abuse.
"There are a number of problems that revolve around the use and abuse of alcohol within our state," said Don Allen, ODCP Director. "We are extremely concerned with alcohol being a factor in motor vehicle crashes, unintentional injuries, homicides, suicides and the high incidents of sexual assault and date rapes occurring in both high schools and colleges."
Nationally, alcohol is typically a factor in four leading causes of death (motor vehicle crashes, unintentional injuries, homicide, and suicide) among persons ages 10-24. There are approximately 9.7 million current drinkers in the U.S. between the ages of 12-20, with alcohol being the most frequently used drug by high school seniors. Those who begin drinking before age 15 are four times more likely to develop alcohol dependency than those who begin drinking at the legal age of 21.
Alcohol abuse is linked to as many as two-thirds of all sexual assaults and dates rapes of teens and college students and is a major contributor to unprotected sex.
Younger populations are also disproportionately affected by alcohol related motor vehicle crashes with males between the ages of 21-29 having the highest death rate.
Jumping nearly 8 percent from 2005, approximately 40 percent of all motor vehicle crash deaths throughout the state in 2006 involved alcohol, other drugs, or both. As part of the Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant, Michigan identified alcohol-related traffic crash deaths as a priority problem to be addressed heavily throughout the state during the next two years.
During the month of April, parents, educators, and community leaders are reminded to help educate those around them of the dangers of alcohol abuse and the tragedies of underage drinking, binge drinking, and drinking while operating a motor vehicle.
To learn more about the state's prevention efforts or for links to treatment programs within your area, please visit the MDCH site at http://www.michigan.gov/mdch and click on Mental Health and Substance Abuse.