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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Michigan's diverse and expansive maternal and infant health partners and stakeholders work on an array of initiatives to improve health outcomes. Many resources are available through these collaborative partnerships, including data, advocacy, and services for Michigan families.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is committed to developing and sustaining strong and equitable collaborative partnerships to truly assure we are working together. MDHHS acknowledges the importance of the many stakeholders working to improve mother, infant, and family outcomes. When all resources and stakeholders work together in alignment, improved maternal and infant health outcomes will become realized.
Michigan FIMR offers maternal, pregnancy, and infant loss support resources. With the tragic loss of a pregnancy or an infant, it is important that families receive grief and bereavement support during this extremely difficult time. We encourage maternal infant health partners to refer to the resources and connect families to these services.
Black Mamas Matter Alliance is a Black women-led cross-sectoral alliance. We center Black mamas to advocate, drive research, build power, and shift culture for Black maternal health, rights, and justice.
BMBFA’s mission is to reduce racial inequities in breastfeeding support for black families. BMBFA provides education, resources and ongoing support to black families and public/private agencies that service these families.
The Division of Child & Adolescent Health (DCAH) provides an array of public health programs, initiatives and interventions aimed at promoting the health and well-being of young children, the K-12 population including adolescents, and young adults.
The Hear Her Michigan Campaign aims to prevent maternal mortality by empowering women and their support networks to know the urgent maternal warning signs and speak up when they have concerns. The campaign is also dedicated to encouraging everyone, including providers, caregivers, friends, and family to listen and act.
The MCH Epidemiology Section provides scientific support and guidance to Maternal and Child Health programs to facilitate the data-driven, informed decision-making needed to protect, promote, and preserve the health of Michigan’s children and families.
MI Bridges can help you to access more than 30,000 state and local services across Michigan. Explore Resources. Apply for Benefits. Manage your Case. MI Bridges includes resources for healthcare coverage, cash assistance, food assistance, WIC, child development and care, state emergency relief, and more.
An easy way to connect with help of all kinds, right in your community. Need help with food, housing, or paying bills? Need support in a family crisis or community disaster? 2-1-1 is here for you. Any time. All the time. Just call 2-1-1 or 844-875-9211, text 898211, or search online to get connected.
MI AIM is a maternal health quality improvement initiative, focused on decreasing maternal morbidity, preventable mortality and health disparity through the implementation of patient safety bundles in collaboration with Michigan birthing hospitals.
The Michigan Breastfeeding Network (MIBFN) collaborates to bring about actionable, system-level changes that are centered on the diverse experiences of Michigan families with young children. MIBFN advocates, educates, and builds community alongside families and organizations for the advancement of an equitable, just, and breastfeeding-supportive culture.
MCMCH empowers parents, communities and professionals to join together and use their voices and votes to educate and inform policymakers who make laws, write regulations, and implement policies affecting the health of babies, children, and their families.
Michigan Home Visiting utilizes federal and state funding to support implementation of 4 evidence-based home visiting models: Nurse-Family Partnership, Early Head Start, Healthy Families America, and Parents as Teachers, as part of the Michigan Home Visiting Continuum that supports pregnant and parenting women and families.
Michigan's Maternal Mortality Surveillance (MMMS) program helps identify and address the factors contributing to poor pregnancy outcomes, and underlying factors associated with maternal deaths. MMMS develops policy recommendations and prevention strategies to reduce maternal mortality and eliminate health disparities.
The National Maternal Mental Health Hotline provides 24/7, free, confidential support before, during, and after pregnancy. The Hotline offers: access to counselors, real-time support, resources and information, and referrals to local and telehealth providers and support groups. The hotline is available in English and Spanish. The National Maternal Mental Health Hotline can help. Call or text 1-833-TLC-MAMA (1-833-852-6262).
The Michigan Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) is a project that gathers high quality, population-based data about maternal attitudes and experiences before, during, and after pregnancy. With the data collected from this survey, we can help improve the health of mothers and their babies throughout the State of Michigan.
Southeast Michigan IBCLCs of Color (SEMI) aims to meet the unique needs for mentorship, fellowship and profession growth of IBCLCs of Color in the Southeast Michigan region in order to supply their community with equitable access to culturally appropriate lactation support and advocacy. SEMI provides breastfeeding education, skilled birth and lactation support for families in the Metro-Detroit region.
WIC helps keep families healthy by providing nutritious foods, breastfeeding support, and referrals to a host of community resources.