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.
| JOIN US!RIAIMH Celebrating Babies Event 2026October 19, 2026, 5:00-7:00pm at Meeting Street's Early Childhood Building, Providence, RI Rhode Island Association for Infant Mental Health and IMH Associations around the world who are part of the Alliance for the Advancement of Infant Mental Health to celebrate babies and the professionals who work to promote health, mental health, and wellness. We honor all of our members for the incredible work you do to support pregnant women, infants, young children, and their families. REGISTER HERE!
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