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. |
The Susan Dickstein This award is given to an infant, early childhood mental health professional and current RIAIMH member who regularly serves as a Big Voice for Babies in RI, demonstrating a strong commitment to infants, young children, and their families, in their work and community; reflecting the mission, vision, and commitments of RIAIMH, and who exhibits strength in several or all of the following areas in their work and community: fostering strong relationships, building community, making connections, centering relationship-based practice, demonstrated innovation and vision, centering equity, cultural responsivity, and leadership. for more information and to nominate a colleague, click here Accepting Nominations! Please submit form by September 25, 2026 Award presentation at RIAIMH's Celebrating Babies event, October 2026 |