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The Alliance for the Advancement of Infant Mental Health® (Alliance) has announced a new partnership with Prevent Child Abuse America®, the parent organization for Healthy Families America®, with whom the Alliance will work directly. Read the full story here.

The Center for Autism and Early Childhood Mental Health has scheduled its Seventh Annual Todd Ouida Children's Foundation Conference for Thursday, May 10, 2018 in Montclair, NJ. This year's theme is "Mindfulness in Infants, Children and Those Who Care for Them: What the Stress-filled World Needs Now." Learn more and register.

Join the Brazelton Touchpoints Center on Monday, April 23rd for a truly unique and engaging celebration of the life, impact, and 100th birthday of Dr. T. Berry Brazelton, a revolutionary figure in the fields of pediatrics, child development, and family engagement!

The Symposium will feature a lineup of speakers who work on the frontlines of social justice with children and families, and are – in their own ways – carrying forward into the future the guiding principles of Dr. Brazelton’s legacy: ·

• Geoffrey Canada, President of the ground-breaking Harlem Children’s Zone, a national model for empowering families and children
  
• Sandra Gutierrez, Founder and National Director of Abriendo Puertas / Opening Doors, the nation’s first evidence-based training program developed by and for Latino parents
  
• Andrew Solomon, Professor of Clinical Psychology at Columbia University Medical Center, President of the PEN American Center, leading LGBT rights activist, and author of the best-selling book Far From the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity
  
• Tarajean Yazzie-Mintz, Vice President for Program Initiatives at the American Indian College Fund, the nation’s largest charity supporting Native higher education
  

The evening will feature a fete to honor Dr. T. Berry Brazelton on his 100th birthday.

Sponsorship opportunities are available for the event, as are individual tickets to both the Symposium and the 100th birthday celebration. In the spirit of Berry’s curiosity for learning and knowledge sharing, individuals are also invited to consider becoming a “ticket angel” so that those in service and in training to serve families, and who would otherwise be unable to, can join in the celebration and exchange of ideas and information!

Learn more and register.

The Alliance for the Advancement of Infant Mental Health has published its 2017 Annual Report. Check it out on the Alliance website. 

RIAIMH is seeking applications for a part-time Endorsement® Coordinator! The Endorsement® Coordinator will be responsible for promoting the Competencies and coordinating the process for Endorsement for Culturally Sensitive, Relationship-Focused Practice Promoting Infant Mental Health in RI.

Please see the Job Posting for more details and information on how to apply. Applications will be accepted until 5pm on February 22, 2018. 

The next Infant-Parent Training Institute Remembering the “Forgotten Parent:” Lessons from Practice and Research About the Changing Roles and Needs of Fathers of Infants and Young Children. The class will be held on March 16, 2018 at the Jewish Family & Children’s Service Headquarters in Waltham, MA. Can’t attend in person? Participate virtually through a live webinar! Get more information and register. 

The University of Massachusetts in Boston offers a unique Infant-Parent Mental Health Postgraduate Certificate Program through its psychology department. Fellows spent 12 interactive intensive 3-day weekends meeting every other month to learn first hand from world luminaries and program faculty as well as each other.

The program prepares professionals from multi-disciplinary backgrounds for certification in infant–family and early childhood mental health specialists. Thenext cohort will begin in March 2018, and the program is still accepting applications on a rolling basis. For more information, and to print an application, please visit www.umb.edu/ipmh

Public policies create crucial context for children’s development! But what do voters know about the rapid brain development during the first three years that sets the foundation for future health, learning and behavior? To better understand awareness of and attitudes toward emotional development in infants and toddlers, ZERO TO THREE and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation commissioned a national survey of voters, including parents of young children. The resulting report, Public Perceptions of Baby Brain Development: A National Survey of Voters, explores awareness of the topic, voter attitudes and behaviors, and perspectives on policy ideas to support the healthy development of infants and toddlers.

As child care continues to get attention at the state and federal levels, Zero to Three has introduced this new toolkit that offers infant-toddler advocates the tools and materials to effectively share what you know with their policymakers and networks.