Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH)

Resources

Videos:

The Center for Early Childhood Education at Eastern Connecticut State University is pleased to announce the release of a new video related to children’s social and emotional development.

Building Positive Relationships with Young Children addresses how having strong, positive relationships with adults is critical for young children’s social and emotional development, and sets the stage for all future learning. How adults handle daily routines and instructional goals impact how well children attach and respond to teachers and caregivers, which in turn affects children’s feelings of security to explore their environment and make new discoveries. In this video, teachers, family child care providers, and other experts discuss how adult relationships with children impact children’s development, behavior, and readiness to learn. Strategies for building strong relationships with infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and Kindergarteners are also shared. To view the video, Click here

Relevant CHDI Publications:

The Infant Mental Health Workforce: Key to Promoting the Healthy Social and Emotional Development of Children

Infant Mental Health Workforce Brief

Articles from the CT Mirror:

The Long Research of Childhood Trauma

Changing Course

From Brain Science to Stop & Shop

Recognizing Trauma and Isolation

Talking about Trauma

Testimonies from members of the CT-AIMH:

In support of Senate Bill 652: An Act Concerning Referrals from the Department of Children and Families to the Birth to Three Program (Part C) Select Committee on Children by Marianne Barton, Ph. D.

Written Testimony for Mental Health Services Working Group to improve Connecticut’s capacity to address children’s mental health needs, Bipartisan Task Force on Gun Violence Prevention and Children’s Safety. by Margaret Holmberg, PhD and Melissa Mendez, LCSW

Testified before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Resources by Dr. Darcy Lowell

Other Resources:

Training and education for a skilled infant MH workforce

For Our Babies e-Newsletter

Tot Therapy: Psychiatrists Join Up with Pediatricians Pediatric IMH in the Wall Street Journal

New Perspectives in Infant Mental Health Issue Fall 2014 Volume 22 Issue 4

Developmental Screening and Assessment Instruments with an Emphasis on Social and Emotional Development for Young Children Ages Birth through Five, compiled by Sharon Ringwalt May 2008

Infant Mental Health Approaches and IDEA Part C – A position paper from the IDEA Infant Toddler Coordinators Association (ITCA)

Family, Friend and Neighbor Care Useful Resources

A list of useful resources download PDF