RIAIMH upcoming events

IECMH in ECE Learning Collaborative (06/01/2026)

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Learning Collaborative in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health for Early Childhood Education Professionals

March/April-September 2026

Join our 2026 learning collaborative to integrate infant/early childhood mental health principles into your early childhood practice!

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Why IECMH in ECE?

Early care and education providers have unique opportunities to promote infant/early childhood mental health by building and nurturing relationships that support social and emotional development, healthy attachments, and family engagement. This work impacts early brain development and is critical for the child’s lifelong health, mental health, and learning. We know that the work in ECE settings is as rewarding as it is weighty. IECMH principles and practices are crucial to guide ALL work that involves infants’ optimal development and social/emotional well-being. This project supports providers to promote IECMH through training, reflection, creation of a community within ECE, and support to earn IECMH-Endorsement^® credential .

What’s involved in the initial phase (year 1) of this pilot project?

Attend 2 Trainings (CELP approved)- 42 total hrs

1) IECMH Core Principles and Practices (12 hrs)

Dates: Thursdays, 3/5/26, 3/12/26, 3/26/26, 1:00-5:00p, Virtual

Dates: Fridays, 4/3/26 & 4/24/26, 9:00-3:30, Center for Early Learning Professionals Warwick, RI

AND/OR

2) Touchpoints: The How of Child and Family Engagement (28 hrs)

Date/Time/Location:

Session 1: 6/1/26, 12:30 - 4:00p, Virtual via Zoom

Session 2: 6/11/26. 9:00-4:00p, Meeting Street, 1000 Eddy St., Providence

Session 3: 6/18/26, 12:30 -4:00p, Virtual via Zoom

Session 4: 6/25/26, 9:00-4:00p, Meeting Street, 1000 Eddy St, Providence

6 additional Virtual Reflective Sessions: TBD*

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Date/Time/Location:

All sessions are virtual via Zoom from 2:00-6:00pm

Session 1: Monday, 9/14/26

Session 2: Monday, 9/21/26

Session 3: Thursday, 10/1/26

Session 4: Monday, 10/5/26

Session 5: Thursday, 10/15/26

Session 6: Monday, 10/19/26

6 additional 1 hour Virtual Reflective Sessions upon completion of the sessions listed above (dates will be shared upon registration).

Support to submit your IMH Endorsement^® application (requires approximately 10 hrs) that affirms specialized knowledge, skills, and experiences working with infants, young children and their families.
Participants offered: RIAIMH 2026 membership and $500 professional payment upon earning the Endorsement credential

Registration for training at NO COST to participants

Registration is limited to 40 participants

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Additional information about activities above will be provided after registration.

Who’s Eligible?

Staff working directly with infants and/or toddlers and their families
Staff employed in programs that accept CCAP subsidies OR family home visitors working within EC programs/systems
Participants will need approval from their supervisors/administrators to support time required for participation in the project
Questions? Contact Sheila Grant Orphanides, info@riaimh.org, (401) 346-9450.

We look forward to learning and growing community with you!

This work is supported in part by RI DHS.

TOUCHPOINTS™ Training for ECE Professionals (09/14/2026)

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

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Touchpoints™ The HOW of Child and Family Engagement

A training offered to Early Childhood Education Professionals

The current offering of this training is open to Early Care & Education professionals, and is offered by RIAIMH in partnership with Meeting Street. Registration is limited to 20 participants. Priority for registration is given to those who work within the Early Childhood Education sector in licensed ECE/EHS programs..

“The HOW of Child and Family Engagement” is a learning collaborative on the Touchpoints approach, an evidence-based model linked to building strong family-child relationships from prenatal through age 5. Participants who implement Touchpoints in their practice partner with families to lay the vital foundation for children’s early learning and healthy development. Touchpoints provides a practical, preventative approach that supports professionals in forming strengths-based partnerships with families. This learning collaborative centers on reflection and cultural humility to support infant/early childhood mental health, early learning, and development. In addition to 6 virtual training sessions, this training includes 6 1-hour bi-weekly virtual reflection sessions after the training sessions. Attendance at all 4 hour sessions and 4/6 1 hour virtual reflection sessions is required for training completion & to receive a training certificate.

Register HERE

Date/Time/Location:

All sessions are virtual via Zoom from 2:00-6:00pm

Session 1: Monday, 9/14/26

Session 2: Monday, 9/21/26

Session 3: Thursday, 10/1/26

Session 4: Monday, 10/5/26

Session 5: Thursday, 10/15/26

Session 6: Monday, 10/19/26

6 additional 1 hour Virtual Reflective Sessions upon completion of the sessions listed above (dates will be shared upon registration).

This training is designed as a 26-27 hour learning collaborative. Participants are expected to attend all sessions. Please contact info@riaimh.org with training date/time conflicts.
Registration is offered at NO COST to participants (includes NASW CEUs & CELP credits, as desired).
The 6 Reflective sessions following the training can be counted as reflective consultation hours when applying for Endorsement, if provided by an approved reflective consultant.
Suggested IMH-Competencies®: Pregnancy & early parenthood, Infant/very young child development & behavior, Infant/family-centered practice, Cultural Humility, Observation and Listening, Responding with Empathy, Life skills, Building Maintaining Relationships, Supporting others, Contemplation, and Emotional Response.

If you have any questions, please reach out to info@riaimh.org

The Learning Collaborative is supported, in part, with funds from RI DHS

Community Conversation Series 2026 #6 (09/15/2026)

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:30:00 GMT

COMMUNITY CONVERSATION SERIES 2026

IECMH Approaches to CARE: Keeping the Baby in Mind

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Session #6:

Zero to Three’s Healthy Steps Program: Transforming the Promise of Pediatric Care

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Virtual Event

8:30-10:30am Presentation and Discussion

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Description: HealthySteps, a national program of ZERO TO THREE, uses a unique team-based approach that integrates a HealthySteps Specialist, a child development and behavioral health prevention and promotion expert, into the health care team. At practices with HealthySteps, all children ages 0-3 and their families receive a tiered model of services, from universal screening to risk-stratified supports, including care coordination and onsite intervention, as needed. HealthySteps’ priority population is babies and toddlers aged 0-3 who are insured through Medicaid or are uninsured. This session will introduce participants to the HealthySteps program, how it is working in other states, and why it is a promising strategy to improve health outcomes for young children and their families. An explanation of the plan to bring Healthy Steps to RI will also be reviewed.

Featured speaker: Paulo Pina, MD, Division Director, Ambulatory & Community Medicine, Hasbro Children's Hospital

Check out RIAIMH's final CCS 2026 session offered in Spanish!

Registration fee:

- RIAIMH Members: NO COST with active 2026 membership

- Non-Members: $40/session

- Undergraduate and Graduate Students: NO COST with valid student email entered during registration

CEUs:

- NASW (Social Work) Continuing Education Units : $30/session (small online CC fee applied)

- CELP (Center for Early Learning Professionals) 2 contact hours (no cost for participants)

IECMH-Competencies toward IECMH-Endorsement® Systems Expertise: Service Delivery Systems; Working with Others: Collaborating- suggested competencies noted on event participation certificate.

IMH Endorsement® applicants may select other appropriate IMH Competencies®

With generous support from:

Endorsement Office Hours (09/15/2026)

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Endorsement Office Hours - Meet with RIAIMH's Endorsement Coordinator. Ask questions about the credential, EASy website, endorsement categories and requirements, get specific help with your application, learn how you earn and maintain endorsement, etc.

All questions welcome!

No need to register. Just hop on the call.

Tuesdays 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM, EST

RIAIMH upcoming events

IECMH in ECE Learning Collaborative (06/01/2026)

TOUCHPOINTS™ Training for ECE Professionals (09/14/2026)

Community Conversation Series 2026 #6 (09/15/2026)

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Endorsement Office Hours (09/15/2026)

Endorsement Office Hours (09/17/2026)

Endorsement Office Hours (09/22/2026)

Serie de Conversaciones Comunitarias 2026 en Español #6 (09/24/2026)

Serie de conversaciones comunitarias 2026 en Español

Raices fuertes, futuros brillantes: Conversaciones comunitarias sobre la salud mental infantil

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Endorsement Office Hours (10/06/2026)

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SAVE THE DATE!

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