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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.
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Programs for healthy children & families, including immunization, lead poisoning prevention, prenatal smoking cessation, and many others.
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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.
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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.
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Serves as liaison and provides funding to Michigan’s 45 local health departments.
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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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Information on the grant awarded for the State Innovation Model Proposal
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Offers resources for agencies who operate the Weatherization Assistance Program in the state of Michigan
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Mental health is both an identified health risk factor and adverse health outcome associated with COVID-19. The pandemic has shown to be associated with an increase in substance misuse, suicidal ideation, and opioid overdoses. Combined with preexisting disparities in access to mental health and substance-use treatment service in Black and Latino communities, the pandemic has illustrated a heightened need for mental health and substance use services which was the driving factor in the development of the Behavioral Health Grants project. A request for applications (RFA) process was used to award funding to community-based organizations to reach the racial and ethnic populations with heightened need.
This initiative uses a community-engaged, asset-based approach to improve mental well-being, prevent substance related illness and death, and promote recovery among Michigan’s five racial and ethnic minority populations. As such, the areas that were selected for this project, have a particularly high rate of vulnerability to the mental health and well-being impacts of COVID-19.
Eligibility: To ensure that the project activities increase access to, and community participation in, mental health services and substance use recovery services and directly reach and benefit Michigan’s racial and ethnic minority populations the following elements were considered in the selection process of the applicants:
To learn more about this effort, check out the grantees and their work below.
NIH https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/caring-for-your-mental-health
Mental Health First Aid Training
Arab-American Family Support Center
Institute for Muslim Mental Health
Resources for Muslim Mental Health Advocates
Naseeha Mental Health Helpline
What Does Islam Say About Mental Health?
Asian American Health Initiative
Asian American Health Initiative Mental Health Resources
Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum
Asian Mental Health Collective
Asian Pacific Community In Action
Mental Health Association For Chinese Communities
National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association
National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance
Black Emotional Mental Health (BEAM)
Black Women’s Health Imperative
National Black Justice Coalition
The Black Mental Wellness Lounge
Tips for Self-Care for Black Families
Latinx Therapists Action Network
MHA- Latinx/Hispanic Communities- Información Y Materiales De Salud Mental En Español
National Alliance for Hispanic Health
National Latino Behavioral Health Association
American Indian Health and Family Services
Anxiety and Depression Association of America: Native and Indigenous Communities
Center for Native American Youth
MHA: Native and Indigenous Communities and Mental Health