Michigan's Women, Infants & Children program, providing supplemental nutrition, breastfeeding information, and other resources for healthy mothers & babies.
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If you cannot afford child care, payment assistance is available.
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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) Environmental Health Bureau (EHB) uses the best available science to reduce, eliminate, or prevent harm from environmental, chemical, and physical hazards.
Information, sources of data and resources to support Firearm Injury Prevention efforts across 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.
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A variety of reports & statistics for programs and services.
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To get more information on youth marijuana use and what you can do to prevent it, first choose a category below.
Informational flyer on marijuana and asthma
This helpful flyer spells out the dangers of marijuana use for those with asthma. More than half of marijuana users say they have asthma.
Cannabis and Driving (Brochure)
This brochure from the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning spells out the laws and regulations about marijuana and driving in our state. It also explains the specific locations where marijuana use is legal and not legal.
Marijuana in Michigan: What You Need to Know (Brochure)
The Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency created this brochure, which includes information for teens, parents, guardians, and expectant mothers. Topics include marijuana education, different types of marijuana use, and Michigan laws regarding marijuana use.
Cannabis (Marijuana) DrugFacts Webpage
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) provides this fact page on the dangers of marijuana use, the different forms of marijuana, and the scope of youth marijuana use.
Article on rising THC concentrations in cannabis
This article from Yale Medicine describes how ever-increasing THC levels may pose greater health risks than earlier forms of marijuana and posits that science has yet to discover all the damaging effects.
Preventing Marijuana Use Among Youth (Guide)
This comprehensive guide from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) includes information on marijuana use and health effects, as well as evidence-based prevention recommendations for schools and communities.
Preventing Marijuana Use Among Youth and Young Adults
This piece from The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) helps to educate the public about marijuana use and its negative consequences among youth and young adults.
Mind Matters: The Body’s Response to Marijuana
This helpful booklet for students explains how marijuana changes the way the communication centers in the brain work and ultimately causes their effects.
Brochure: Cannabis and Driving
This brochure from the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning spells out the laws and regulations about marijuana and driving in our state. It also explains the specific locations where marijuana use is legal and not legal.
Cannabis (Marijuana) DrugFacts Webpage
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) provides this fact page on the dangers of marijuana use, the different forms of marijuana, and the scope of youth marijuana use.
Informational flyer on marijuana and asthma
This helpful flyer spells out the dangers of marijuana use for those with asthma. More than half of marijuana users say they have asthma.
Marijuana in Michigan: What You Need to Know (Brochure)
The Michigan Marijuana Regulatory Agency created this brochure, which includes information for teens, parents, guardians, and expectant mothers. Topics include marijuana education, different types of marijuana use, and Michigan laws regarding marijuana use.
Cannabis (Marijuana) DrugFacts Webpage
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) provides this fact page on the dangers of marijuana use, the different forms of marijuana, and the scope of youth marijuana use.
Article on rising THC concentrations in cannabis
This article from Yale Medicine describes how ever-increasing THC levels may pose greater health risks than earlier forms of marijuana and posits that science has yet to discover all the damaging effects.
Preventing Marijuana Use Among Youth (Guide)
This comprehensive guide from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) includes information on marijuana use and health effects, as well as evidence-based prevention recommendations for schools and communities.
Preventing Youth Cannabis Use: Prevention Technical Transfer Center (PTTC) Network (Guide)
This guide includes compiled resources to help prevent youth cannabis use.