Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health

Support healthy social and emotional development in infants and toddlers.

IECMH involves promoting emotional and social wellbeing in young children from the prenatal period to 5 years of age through culturally responsive and relationship-based care. This care can include caregiver-child intervention or treatment to nurture the child’s healthy development.

Learn more about infant mental health and how important trusted relationships are for infants and children.

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The Earliest, a New Podcast from ZERO TO THREE
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Webinar Series: Celebrating Highlights in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health
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The IECMH Clinical Workforce Solution Pathways
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PRACTICAL TIPS AND TOOLS—The COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health

Dorinda Silver Williams, Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development and ZERO TO THREE Washington, DC
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How to Talk about Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health
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Advancing Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health: The Integration of DC:0-5™ Into State Policy and Systems
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Think Babies™ Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Resource List
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Public Perceptions of Baby Brain Development: A National Survey of Voters
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Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) Policy Series

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