Promoting the Mental Health of Young Children
And Their Families in Rhode Island
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Professional Development and training that bring communities together to learn
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Reflective Supervision/Consultation to lift up the needs of the workforce
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What is Infant Mental Health?It is the capacity of the young child to experience, express, and regulate emotions, and to form secure relationships, all within the context of the child's family, community, and cultural context. | Upcoming Events
| Our MissionOur MISSION is to build, sustain and partner with a diverse WORKFORCE, informed by infant and early childhood mental health principles. |
NBC10 Health Check Kids: Infant Mental Health Awareness “Babies tell us a lot about what is going on in the world through their behavior,” Low said. "Supporting them", she said, "means supporting the whole family". Click HERE to see the interview
RIAIMH & RI KIDS COUNT Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health Fact Sheet RIAIMH and Rhode Island KIDS COUNT worked together to produces this new fact sheet, Supporting the Mental Health of Babies and Young Children in Rhode Island, as part of our work together to support state policies and systems that help families with young children thrive. In this fact sheet, we focus on the DC:0-5, the only developmentally appropriate diagnostic system to recognize and understand mental health challenges in young children under age 6. We also highlight strategies that are working in Rhode Island to strengthen access to high-quality mental health services for young children.
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