Nominate a colleague for the Inaugural Susan Dickstein BIG VOICE for BABIES Award: see below
EDUCATE
Professional Development and training that bring communities together to learn
ENGAGE
Reflective Supervision/Consultation to lift up the needs of the workforce
ELEVATE
IECMH-Endorsement® to foster reflective, cultural humility, relationship-based practices
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. |
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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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 |
