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Perceptions of Endorsement

A year ago, in the summer of 2022, the Endorsement Research Workgroup of the Alliance created a self-report survey for IMH and ECMH endorsees. We wanted to understand the subjective benefits and limitations of Endorsement amongst endorsed professionals by asking them to answer questions on whether and how Endorsement has benefited their knowledge, skills and professional opportunities. Analysis of the data is still underway, but here is what we know so far!

IMH Home Visiting Press Release

The Michigan Model of Infant Mental Health Home Visiting (IMH-HV) has been approved for the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC) Program Registry.  Learn more

NICU Caregiver Flip Guide

Any person caring for a medically fragile/preterm or developmentally challenged newborn or very young infant may benefit from using this 7-page stepped flip guide. Learn more

May 2023 Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Factbook

The annual Factbook charts improvements and declines in the well-being of Rhode Island’s children and families. The Factbook allows us to assess how Rhode Island effectively supports children’s development and where we need to focus increased attention.

2023 FACTBOOK 

FACTBOOK Media Release

Key themes observed in the 2023 Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Factbook: • Rhode Island has an increasingly diverse child population. • We continue to see persistent disparities among Rhode Island’s children and families. We have to understand the historical and systemic racism that has resulted in these disparities in order to develop policies to dismantle the impacts of racism and eliminate these disparities. • The continuing workforce crisis is limiting access to key programs and services for Rhode Island children and families.

Brown University’s Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute seeks nominations for the inaugural Elizabeth Burke Bryant Hero Award.

The Elizabeth Burke Bryant Hero Award was announced by Brown University’s Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute in the winter of 2022 to honor Elizabeth Burke Bryant’s 28-year tenure as the Executive Director of Rhode Island Kids Count, and her life-long role as a champion of child welfare in Rhode Island and across the United States.

Nominate someone or Learn More

January 2023 RI KIDS COUNT Issue Brief

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Maternal, Infant, and Young Children's Health in Rhode Island

January 2023

ZERO TO THREE Journal Article

Associations for Infant Mental Health Shaping Today's Workforce to Invest in the Children of Tomorrow

September

STATE of the BABIES 2022

Babies Are Born With Unlimited Potential

The story of America’s babies has never been more important.

Report: Building Relationships: Framing Early Relational Health

Center for the Study of Social Policy in collaboration with Frameworks Institute

A comprehensive framing strategy to help shift public attention to and understanding about Early Relational Health.

Holding the Baby in Mind During Times of War--Sherri Alderman. MD

https://www.aap.org/en/news-room/aap-voices/holding-the-baby-in-mind-in-times-of-war/  

May. 2022

Turmoil Hurts the Youngest in Lasting Ways--Dipesh Navsaria, MD

https://www.aap.org/en/news-room/aap-voices/turmoil-hurts-the-youngest-in-lasting-ways/

May. 2022

Foundations for Infant/Toddler Social Emotional Health and Development

FREE Online Modules

PROVIDER COURSE and PARENT AND FAMILIES COURSE offered by  the clinicians at Bradley Hospital in partnership with RIAIMH

Versión en español disponible

CT-AIMH is hosting FREE Reflective Supervision/Consultation Training Series

Who should attend: Supervisors who provide or are in training to provide Reflective Supervision to others.

More Information and Registration

Dates:

October 13 (in-person 9am-3pm),

October 19 (ZOOM 9-12:30),

October 27 (ZOOM 9-12:30) and

November 30 (ZOOM 9-12:30).

Location of day 1: Lyceum, Hartford

Location of days 2-4: ZOOM

FREE TRAINING!!

15.5 NASW CEC's! (pending)

Hosted by: Connecticut Association for Infant Mental Health 

The Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Initiative is excited to offer the recorded content from the 2022 virtual training series focused on Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health.

Registered participants will have access to all 28 virtual session recordings from May 2022 through June 2024 for $25.00

CEU's and certificates are available!

Register here: https://web.cvent.com/event/fd345312-d290-4734-8a19-84a903affd7d/summary

Alliance Training Hub This site is intended to serve as a curation of trainings that were developed and owned by members of the Alliance. If you are interested in participating in a training, please feel free to contact the trainer or register with the links provided in the chart.  Click on this link to bring you to the Alliance Training Hub site.  Please note: The Alliance does not claim responsibility for content provided in trainings. All trainers have verified that the training is compliant with Alliance standards. If you find the training to be inappropriate or inaccurate, please email the Alliance at info@allianceaimh.org.

Bradley Hospital Learning Exchange

Mental Health First Aid Courses

Lifespan Bradley Hospital: Mindcast

Bradley Hospital's podcase, Mindcast, answers your questions about children's mental health. Listen to the latest episodes as our experts cover popular parenting topics, including: cyber bullying, what to do if you child is diagnosed with ADHD, instilling gratitude in children, how to help children deal with grief.

Rhode Island College is looking to hire a B3 Certificate Program Project Director / Coordinator

Title: Project Coordinator (part-time)

Start: immediately

Scope of Responsibility: manages all aspects of the Birth to 3 Certificate contract, reports directly to the Grant PI, meets with DHS project representative, is responsible for candidate/student recruitment, oversees data collection and reporting, submits quarterly reports to DHS, oversees student mentor and staff/faculty, coordinates student assessments and program evaluation, enrolls candidates in courses, tracks candidate performance, and provides academic advising for candidates. Spanish language skills.

If you know of someone, or you are looking for a position like this, we encourage you to reach out to Dr. Sevey at RIC.

Contact: Leslie A. Sevey, Ph. D., IMH-E

Professor Early Childhood, Early Childhood Undergraduate Program Coordinator

(401) 456-8268

If you are an Early Childhood Educator working with children ages birth to 3 in a  RI DHS Licensed / CCAP childcare center or family home care program you are eligible to enroll in a Certificate of Undergraduate Studies (CUS) in B-3 at RIC.

Rhode Island College Birth - 3 Certificate of Undergraduate Studies_Recruitment Flyer.pdf

We anticipate the program beginning in Fall of 2023 and are accepting applications of interest at this time. Please contact Dr. Leslie Sevey, IMH-E at LSevey@ric.edu for more information.

June 2021

WHAT PROVIDERS NEED: Strengthening the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Workforce

New ZERO TO THREE article shared by  Carmen Rosa Noroña.

Diversity-Informed Reflective Consultation and Radical Healing: A New Paradigm for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Providers Serving Immigrant Families

Abstract

This article offers an introduction to the creation and implementation of a workforce development project for frontline providers serving mixed-status immigrant families in infant and early childhood programs. The project comprised specialized training and an innovative approach to reflective consultation to provide an in-depth exploration grounded on diversity-informed practice and radical healing principles. This reflective consultation approach was conceptualized as a key tool to facilitate providers’ competencies development, support their critical thinking and reflective capacity, buffer them from the secondary effects of the work, and ultimately serve as a catalyst for practice transformation and their own liberation.

Racial Justice and Equity Resources for the I/ECMH community

Psychiatric Resource Network Programs:
RI MomsPRN and PediPRN Teleconsultation Services

RI MomsPRN and PediPRN empower healthcare providers treating pregnant, postpartum, or pediatric patients in addressing behavioral health concerns. LEARN MORE

5 Steps for Brain-Building Serve and Return

Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University

(Versión en español también disponible)

Brazelton Touchpoints Center - Provider Resources

State of Babies Yearbook 2022 

Zero to Three, May 2022