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Policy Guidance (Acrobat Reader required)

• Ensuring Communication Access for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Consumers in MI Facilities
• Accessing Funds for Interpreter Services
• (December 1, 2003) Guidance on Hearing Status Codes and Their Application
• (December 1, 2003) Guidance on Procedures for Accessing Funds for Interpreter Services
• (December 1, 2003) Complying With New Standards for Service to People Who Are Deaf or Hard Of Hearing
• (November 5, 2003) Deaf People and Mental Illness

Signs of Mental Health Newsletter (Acrobat Reader required)

• Summer 2009
• Spring 2009
• Winter 2009
• Fall 2008
• Summer 2008
• Spring 2008
• Winter 2008
• Fall 2007
• Summer 2007
• Spring 2007
• Winter 2007
• Fall 2006
• Summer 2006
• Winter 2005-06
• Fall 2005
• Summer 2005 
• Spring 2005 
• (February 2005) Winter 2004-5 
• (November 2004) Fall 2004
• (June 2004) Summer 2004 
• (March 16, 2004) Spring 04 
• (December 12, 2003) Winter 03-04 

Important Publications of Interest (Acrobat Reader required)

• (November 28, 2003) Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Persons Who Are Deaf
• (November 28, 2003) Reducing the Use of Seclusion and Restraint Part III:
  Lessons From the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Communities
• (November 26, 2003) National Association of the Deaf Position Paper on Mental Health Services
• Annual Report - 2006, Deaf Services

Mental Health Interpreter Training (Acrobat Reader required)

• Certification of Qualified Mental Health Interpreters
• Mental Health Interpreter Training Information (Local Hotels, Restaurants and Attractions)

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