MI department that handles a wide range of topics relating to children and families including foster care & adoption, child support, abuse & neglect, Healthy Michigan Plan, safe sleep for infants, and behavioral health & developmental disabilities.
Working together with a diverse team of consumers, policymakers and partners to provide accessible and high quality healthcare for every person in Michigan through education, stakeholder and advocacy engagement.
The mission of the Coalition is to provide a forum to promote networking, communication, and information sharing, collaboration and service delivery through the mutual efforts of its diverse membership. To put it simply, we are a dedicated group of people who are Deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing, working together to improve life in Michigan for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
The Early Childhood Investment Corporation (ECIC) collaborates with state and local, public and private partners to promote early childhood policy and program innovations and provide technical assistance and evidence-based information about community strategies that help children and families thrive.
This guide summarizes information on education, health, human services, early intervention, and other agencies that help children with special healthcare needs and their families.
Spanish Resources: https://spanadvocacy.org/downloads/spanish/
A map of local community mental health care providers in Michigan
Mommies of Miracles is the world’s largest virtual support group for mothers of children who have medical complexities, life-limiting conditions, or developmental disabilities. Our mission is to eliminate the isolation mothers of exceptional needs children experience on a daily basis by providing an extended network of resources, products & services, grief support, family matching, and hope.
2-1-1 provides free and confidential information and referral. Call 2-1-1 for help with food, housing, employment, health care, counseling and more.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services web page provides information about health insurance and specialty programs for children and youth with special health care needs and individuals with disabilities.
Information from the Mayo Clinic on Lead Poisoning including symptoms, causes, complications, testing and treatment and prevention.