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.
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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)
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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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Linked below are several resources educators can use to strengthen their mental resilience and help students reach their full potential.
Many Michigan educators embrace the whole-child approach to teaching. In this 3-part recorded webinar, presenter Eric VanBuskirk discusses the broader “whole child, whole school, whole community” framework to provide interconnecting systems of support for students—especially important in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. You will learn:
Downloadable resources mentioned in the Connecting the Dots series:
Challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic have pushed teachers and school staff to their professional limits in the past two years. Educators across the state questioned their chosen careers (“Is it worth it?”) and many resigned.
For those still striving to teach and nurture Michigan’s youth, we offer this series of recorded webinars hosted by Stay Well outreach specialist Matt Rose.
Beyond Burnout: Mental wellness and resources
Pandemic Flux: The emotional impact of a continuing pandemic and how we can cope
Supporting Staff: How leadership can support and address burnout
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, many teenagers watched their friends struggle with mental health challenges. This webinar, presented by Stay Well Outreach Specialist Chardae Korhonen, is for teens who want to know how to help their struggling friends, and also how to improve their own mental wellness. You will learn:
What can you do to slow down a racing mind… calm feelings of panic... or stop a barrage of negative thoughts? Try taking a pause – and bringing yourself into the present moment.
T.A.P. (Take a Pause) is a collection of brief videos in which Stay Well outreach specialist Chardae Korhonen demonstrates mindfulness exercises you can do whenever you need to restore calm and focus.
Click on the title of the video to watch it:
Teachers: download the Summer Wellness for School Staff packet when school gets out for the summer, to keep your mental health top of mind!
A 3-part webinar series for K-12 educators/staff
Teachers and school staff throughout Michigan are witnessing how the COVID-19 pandemic has emotionally impacted students. It's caused changes in attitudes, behaviors, and attention spans -- challenging educators and, in some cases, disrupting learning.
In the recordings below, Stay Well outreach specialist Stephanie Schweda provides educators and other staff with practical tools for helping students develop the social and emotional skills to cope.
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In this series of brief Stay Well videos, presenter Chardae Korhonen provides education and guidance to help you navigate tough times. You’ll gain an understanding of secondary traumatic stress, burnout, and compassion fatigue; learn about the benefits of mindfulness and gratitude; explore self-care through setting healthy boundaries; and discover how a healthy sleep routine can improve wellness.
Prioritizing Wellness: Establishing a Collective Understanding
Prioritizing Wellness: Self-Care and Boundary Setting
Prioritizing Wellness: Cultivating Joy Through Mindfulness and Gratitude
Does it sometimes feel like the pandemic has drained the joy from your life? The Stay Well program presents a collection of animated videos exploring ways to move beyond pandemic struggles and reclaim personal joy.
After viewing, download our Points for Reflection and Discussion, useful for classroom/group discussions or individual reflection.
Episode 1: Positive Psychology
How can we begin to see the world with more optimism?
Episode 2: It's OK to not be OK (for now!)
Not feeling great? It may be pandemic flux syndrome.
Episode 3: Joyful Activities
Explore activities that help to promote everyday joy.
Episode 4: How do we heal?
We can't change COVID or our current situation, but we can find our way to healing.
Episode 5: Can boundaries help create joy?
Creating and maintaining boundaries can make room for joy.
Episode 6: Gratitude and Joy
The amazing relationship between grateful living and joyful feelings.
Studies show the COVID-19 pandemic has left many young people struggling with serious emotional distress. Do you know a teenager exhibiting dark moods, ongoing anxiety, or uncharacteristic new habits? Watch this recorded webinar from presenter Chardae Korhonen and learn how to:
Michigan schools dealt with a variety of student emotions and behaviors during the pandemic. If you're a teacher or other school staff member looking to better support students, learn about Psychological First Aid (PFA). It's an evidence-informed behavioral health intervention presented in this video by Stay Well outreach specialist Stephanie Schweda.
Learning to live with grief and loss is a painful process—and while it may differ from one individual to another, it helps to understand the normal feelings we all experience.
In this workshop series, Stay Well outreach specialist Zeinab Moussa discusses the emotions experienced by those who are grieving and offers healthy ways to cope.
Session 1: Shock and Denial
Session 2: Anger
Session 3: Depression
Session 4: Acceptance and Healing
Download the accompanying Coping with Grief and Loss Workbook.
These worksheets can help students pay attention to, and regulate, their emotional health through various activities. Click on each title to download the worksheet.
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