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Source: The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning
This synthesis has been developed to answer some of the most frequently asked questions that early childhood providers have about Infant Mental Health (IMH) – early social and emotional development – and the IMH system. It also provides information about where to turn for additional information for promoting IMH when
children and families are experiencing challenges.
Click here to download a pdf of this Research Synthesis.(http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/pdf/rs_infant_mental_health.pdf)
Source: Early Head Start
This publication will provide guidance to program leaders and staff members for planning, carrying out, and assessing their infant-toddler mental health services.
Click here to download a pdf of this guide.(https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/resources/ECLKC_Bookstore/PDFs/27B9EA2E8C611854D47E47984BF46274.pdf)
Source: National Center for Cultural Competence
Health and human service organizations are recognizing the need to enhance services for culturally and linguistically diverse populations. Assessing attitudes, practices, policies and structures of administrators and service providers is a necessary, effective and systematic way to plan for and incorporate cultural competence within an organization. Determining the needs, preferences and satisfaction of family members/consumers is an essential aspect of this process. The Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), through its Title V–Children With Special Health Care Needs programs (CSHCN), supports self-assessment as a tool that assists with the development of State Block Grant applications. The MCHB also emphasizes self-assessment as a key strategy to address Goal III, Objective 3.9—To increase the percentage of states that implement culturally competent policies, practices and procedures to 100%.
Click here to download this Tool.Click here to download a Guide for implementing this Tool.(http://www11.georgetown.edu/research/gucchd/nccc/documents/SOC_Checklist.pdf)
Infant Mental Health Journal(http://nccp.org/publications/pub_968.html)
The Infant Mental Health Journal publishes peer review research articles, program description/evaluations, clinical studies, and book reviews that focus on infant social emotional development, caregiver-infant interactions, contextual and cultural influences on infant and family development.
Source: UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities
This executive summary draws on existing research findings and makes policy recommendations for how to structure and implement mental health care systems that work with infants and families.
Click here to download a pdf of this executive summary.(http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet/ERICServlet?accno=ED496850)
Source: University of California, Berkeley – National Abandoned Infants AssistanceResource Center
This session discusses adapting infant mental health treatment approaches to working with families and children affected by substance abuse to promote a stronger relationship between parent and child, and to strengthen and support the parent’s recovery. Facilitating the integration of the child’s developmental needs into service delivery and collaboration with substance abuse treatment staff are also be highlighted.
Click here to listen to this presentation.(http://aia.berkeley.edu/media/audio/heffron.m3u)
Source: University of California, Berkeley – National Abandoned Infants AssistanceResource Center
This session provides an overview of infant mental health and clinical practice. The process for assessing and diagnosing very young children is discussed, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of using mental health diagnoses. A brief overview is also presented of the Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood- Revised Edition system, which is designed to identify, conceptualize, and diagnose emotional and behavioral difficulties experienced by very young children and their families.
Click here to listen to this presentation.(http://aia.berkeley.edu/media/audio/frankel.m3u)
Source: The National Academy for State Health Policy and The Commonwealth Fund
A report on the ABCD II Consortium, formed in January 2004, to provide five states with an opportunity to develop and test strategies for improving the care of young children at risk for or with social or emotional development delays, especially those in need of preventive or early intervention services.
Click here to download this report.(http://www.commonwealthfund.org/usr_doc/Kaye_CW14.pdf)
Source: Georgetown University National Technical Assistance Center for Children’sMental Health and Johns Hopkins University Women’s and Children’s Health Policy
Center and Portland State University Research and Training Center on FamilySupport and Children’s Mental Health
The purpose of this tool kit is to increase the capacity for high-quality evaluation of early childhood mental health consultation (ECMHC) in community based settings. For states, communities, programs, and grant funded projects that are developing or have developed early childhood mental health consultation programs and want to assess their impact, this tool kit provides guidance, tools, and resources that will assist in designing and implementing program evaluations.
Click here to download a pdf of this Tool Kit. (http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/products/72402.html)
Parent Resources
Source: Attach-China International
This compilation describes research into attachment.
Click here to link to this information.(http://www.attach-china.org/cycle.html#anchor1521306)
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Did things change after you became pregnant? Are things different than you expected as a new mother? Are you tired, anxious, sad, and confused? This booklet will begin to explain the possible causes for your feelings—and more importantly— how to find the help you need.
Click here to download a pdf of this resource.(ftp://ftp.hrsa.gov/mchb/pregnancyandbeyond/depression.pdf)
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Father involvement has a unique impact on children’s outcomes, including cognitive development, achievement, math and reading scores, as well as behavior. This series is useful as it provides insight into why fathers are important in their children’s lives.
Building Block 1: Appreciating How Fathers Give Children a Head Start(http://www.headstartresourcecenter.org/fatherhood/Resources/root/data/Building%20Blocks/HSBCombo4.1.pdf)
Source: National Center for Children in Poverty
This report describes targeted interventions that can help parents and other early care providers be more effective in promoting healthy relationships and reducing challenging behavior in infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.
Click here to download a pdf of this summary.(http://www.nccp.org/publications/pdf/text_648.pdf)
Early Intervention
Source: Center on the Developing Child – Harvard University
A series of brief summaries of the scientific presentations at the National Symposium on Early Childhood Science and Policy.
Click here to download a pdf of this brief.(http://developingchild.harvard.edu/download_file/-/view/65/)
Source: National Center for Children in Poverty
The mental health service delivery system in its current state does not sufficiently meet the needs of children and youth, and most who are in need of mental health services are not able to access them. This brief details how the mental health system can become better equipped to help children and youth with mental health problems, or those who are at risk, to thrive and live successfully.
Click here to download a pdf of this brief.(http://www.nccp.org/publications/pdf/text_929.pdf)
Source: IDEA Infant & Toddler Coordinators Association
The purpose of this position paper is to define and support the appropriate application of infant mental health approaches through early intervention supports and services under IDEA Part C, IMH & IDEA Part C Paper Page 2 July 2005 with families of infants and toddlers who have or who are at-risk for developmental delays and disabilities. The integration of these approaches into early intervention will help teams support parents in providing consistent, sensitive, and responsive parenting in order to promote their children’s development.
Click here to download a pdf of this position paper.(http://www.ideainfanttoddler.org/pdf/2005_Infant_Mental_Health_Position_Paper.pdf)
Source: National Center for Children in Poverty
The early years of life present a unique opportunity to lay the foundation for healthy development. It is a time of great growth and of vulnerability. Research on early childhood has underscored the impact of the first five years of a child’s life on his/her socialemotional development. Negative early experiences can impair children’s mental health and effect their cognitive, behavioral, social-emotional development.
Click here to download a pdf of this brief.(http://www.nccp.org/publications/pdf/text_882.pdf)
Source: National Center for Children in Poverty
The aim of the study reported in this brief was to determine how states leveraged different policy choices to support integration of social-emotional developmental strategies into early intervention services. Forty-eight states’ Part C coordinators participated in the study. They reported on their states’ efforts to support screening, referral and evaluation; strategies that are part of the array of early intervention service continuum covered by the Part C program; services and supports to children who are at risk and who are not eligible for Part C; and coordination and leadership.
Click here to download a pdf of this report.(http://www.nccp.org/publications/pdf/text_885.pdf)
Source: UNC FPG Child Development Institute
Because we know from existing research that experiences in child care can have long-term affects for children socially, fpg researchers wondered if such experiences could temper the mental health impact of lower quality home environments.
Click here to download a pdf of this Research Summary.(http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~snapshots/snap46.pdf)
Source: American Academy of Pediatrics
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a preventative educational-behavioral intervention program, the Creating Opportunities for Parent Empowerment (COPE) program, initiated early in the intensive care unit hospitalization on the mental health/psychosocial outcomes of critically ill young children and their mothers.
Click here to download a pdf of this article.(http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/reprint/113/6/e597.pdf)
Source: Center on the Developing Child – Harvard University
When children grow up in an environment of mental illness, the development of their brains may be seriously weakened, with implications for their ability to learn as well as for their own later physical and mental health. When interventions are not available to ensure mothers’ well-being and children’s healthy development, the missed opportunities can be substantial.
Click here to download a pdf of this working paper.(http://developingchild.harvard.edu/index.php/download_file/-/view/582/)
Evidence Based Practice
Source: Herr Research Center for Children and Social Policy at Erison Institute
This brief summarizes findings from a comparison of Early Childhood Mental Health competency systems across six states.
Click here to download a pdf of this research brief.(http://www.erikson.edu/downloads/cmsFile.ashx?VersionID=3518&PropertyID=78)
Source: The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning
This synthesis has been developed to describe early childhood mental health consultation(ECMHC) and the existing evidence base for its effectiveness in fostering healthy social and emotional development in young children, birth
through age 6.
Click here to download a pdf of this Research Synthesis.(http://www.vanderbilt.edu/csefel/pdf/rs_ecmhc.pdf)
Source: Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development
In recent years, there has been growing concern among many in the early care and education (ECE) community that increasing numbers of very young children are manifesting behavior problems. To attend to this need, the Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development (GUCCHD)embarked on this study to address critical knowledge gaps in the field and provide data-driven guidance around consultation program design.
Click here to download a pdf of this study.(http://gucchdtacenter.georgetown.edu/publications/ECMHCStudy_Report.pdf)
Other Resources
Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Young Children in the Child Welfare System
(http://nccp.org/publications/pub_968.html)The National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) has published a new paper entitledAddressing the Mental Health Needs of Young Children in the Child Welfare System: What Every Policymaker Should Know (2010), by Janice L. Cooper, Patti Banghart, and Yumiko Aratani. The brief explores what is currently known about the prevalence of young children (ages birth to 5) in the child welfare system, how maltreatment or neglect affects their development, and the services currently offered versus needed for these children.
Mental problems rise with kids’ screen time: study
(http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE69A0GD20101011)More than two hours a day spent watching television or playing computer games could put a child at greater risk for psychological problems, suggests a new study.
Infant Mental Health Journal(http://nccp.org/publications/pub_968.html)
Courts, Child Welfare and Infant Mental Health: Improving Outcomes for Abused/Neglected Infants and Toddlers(http://www.mi-aimh.org/product.php?id=14)
Outlines how a judge can put in place a “Maltreated Infants Court” to takeinto account the social and emotional needs of the infant/toddler withinthe judicial process.
Guidelines For Comprehensive Assessment of Infants and Their Parents In The Child Welfare System, 2006(http://www.mi-aimh.org/product.php?id=8)
Developed for the busy practitioner assessing parental capacity and statusof infants and toddlers for child welfare or the Court.
Handbook of Emotions (http://www.guilford.com/cgi-bin/cartscript.cgi?page=pr/lewis2.htm&dir=pp/sapp&cart_id=) Widely regarded as the standard reference in the field.
Handbook of Infant Mental HealthO(http://www.guilford.com/cgi-bin/cartscript.cgi?page=pr/zeanah.htm&dir=pp/cpap&cart_id=936727.5342)ffers a comprehensive analysis of developmental, clinical, and socialaspects of mental health from birth to the preschool years.
Handbook of Preschool Mental Health (http://www.guilford.com/cgi-bin/cartscript.cgi?page=pr/luby.htm&dir=pp/cpap&cart_id=936727.5342%3Cbr%3E) Explores the development of psychiatric disorders in 2- to 6-year-olds.
Mind in the Making (http://mindinthemaking.org/) Parenting manual features research-based life skills to help children reachtheir potential.
Supporting Relationships for Infants and Toddlers With Two Homes (http://www.mi-aimh.org/product.php?id=205) Summarizes what infants/toddlers who live between care giving familiesneed for sound social and emotional development.
What Am I Feeling? (http://books.google.com/books?id=IZUk9bNDwtMC&pg=PA5&lpg=PA5&dq=What+am+i+feeling%3F+talaris&source=bl&ots=wfIZf2jhul&sig=ohx_-F8PP0HDHxUnfLRx2tdl5Hk&hl=en&ei=orQPTKK6MsPvnQeFwIHADQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CBwQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=What%20am%20i%20feeling%3F%20talaris&f=false) Easy guide defines parenting styles and 5 steps of Emotion Coaching.
What’s Going On In There? How the Brain and Mind Develop in theFirst Five Years of Life (http://books.google.com/books?id=5pD24ArHZ24C&q=What) Brilliantly blends cutting-edge science with a mother’s wisdom and insight.
Infant & Child Development Journal(http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/117943447/grouphome/ForAuthors.html)
H.U.G. Your Baby: Help, Understanding, Guidance for young families Newsletters for Parents and Professionals(http://www.hugyourbaby.org/Home/hug-newsletterss)
Ounce of Prevention Early Edition Newsletter(http://www.ounceofprevention.org/advocacy/earlyedition.php)
Providing Reflective Supervision to Home Visitors and to Infant Mental Health Therapists: Similarities & Differences
The Evolution of One Reflective Supervisor from an Early Provider of Reflective Supervision to a More Experienced Provider.
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