Healthy Parent/Healthy Baby

County Health Department

The Health Departments of Bay and Arenac Counties provide basic need services for families with young children. These services include lead testing, hearing and vision screening, and child immunizations. For more information, please contact your local Health Department.

Serves:        Families with young children providing immunization, lead screening, developmental screenings, 
                      hearing and vision testing.
Agency:       Bay County Health Department
Phone:         (989) 895-4009
Website:     www.baycounty-mi.gov

Happiest Baby Block Party

Happiest Baby/Baby's First Massage Class combo. Content includes Dr. Harvey Karp's 5 S's (swaddling, side/stomach position, shushing, swinging, sucking) for soothing a fussy baby with hands-on practice and a free DVD/CD. Also includes Baby Massage instruction to promote bonding and sleep.

Serves:       Expectant and new parents. New parents bring their baby to class for hands on practice (baby's
                     caregivers welcome).
Agency:      Bay Regional Medical Center
Phone:        (989) 894-9517
Website:    www.baymed.org

Infant Mental Health Program

An intensive, home-based mental health treatment service, focused on the relationship between parent and child, is available to eligible families with infants and young children up to five-years old. This program provides individual and family therapy, parent/child psychotherapy, case management, advocacy, information/education regarding parenting/child development, and assistance with accessing psychiatric help. Services are aimed at helping parents address family stresses in a healthy manner, while identifying mental health concerns and learning healthy parenting techniques. Encouraging positive parent-child relationships and fostering the healthy growth and development of children are key goals.

Serves:       Families with infants or young children up to five-years old. Eligibility criteria includes: 1) Parent with
                     Medicaid, or low income without insurance; (2) An infant/toddler with Medicaid insurance; (3) Parent has
                     mental health concerns; or, (4) The parent-child relationship or the ability to form healthy attachments is 
                     adversely affected.
Agency:      Bay Arenac Behavioral Health
Phone:        To Request Services call 1-800-448-5498. For Questions call (989) 895-2240.
Website:    www.babha.org

Maternal Infant Health Program

A specialized health program combines office and home visits by a nurse, dietician, and social worker for Medicaid-eligible pregnant women and their infants or children up to 36 months of age. Bay and Arenac Counties Maternal Infant Health Program is focused on providing participants with the resources needed for healthy successful pregnancies, birth of healthy infants, decreased mortality/morbidity, strong mother-child bonding, and achievement of infant milestones.

Serves:       Medicaid-eligible pregnant women, regardless of age, and Medicaid-eligible children up to 36 months
                      of age. Risk criteria may determine enrollment.
Agency:       Bay: Bay County Health Dept.
Arenac:       Central Michigan District Health Dept.
Phone:         Bay: (989) 895-4004
Arenac:       (989) 846-6541
Website:     www.co.bay.mi.us
                     www.cmdhd.org

Substance Abuse/Use Services

Services and supports are available to adults, youth, and families coping with substance use/abuse issues. Services include assessment, prevention, outpatient treatment, intensive outpatient treatment, opioid replacement therapy, groups, co-occurring treatment, subacute detox, and residential.

Specialty services are also available to women who are pregnant and/or who have young children through the Women and Children's Specialty Program. These services specifically designed for women include outpatient treatment, intensive outpatient treatment, and groups. In addition, supports are provided to help women in treatment with day care and transportation assistance.

Serves:         Adults of all ages, pregnant woman, women with young children, youth, persons with Medicaid,
                       persons who have low income, and persons who have low income without insurance.
Agency:        Riverhaven Substance Abuse Coordinating Agency (A Division of Bay Arenac Behavioral Health)
Phone:         (800) 448-5498
Website:      www.babha.org

Teen Parenting Outreach Program

Teen Parenting Outreach Program assists Bay County pregnant or parenting teens up to age 21. Services include teen centered parenting classes/support groups, behavioral skills, outreach home visits, linkage to community resources, including appropriate medical services, incentives, health education workshops, and career education/goal planning for mothers and/or fathers. Participation in the program offers the ability to earn credits which can be used to "purchase" items from the incentive closet.

Serves:         Parent and/or parenting teens that meet DHS income guidelines (TANF eligible)
Agency:        Lutheran Child & Family Service of Michigan
Phone:          (989) 686-7650
Website:       www.lcfsmi