State-Based Resources
States are incubators for innovative ideas and often set the trends about which policy strategies build momentum and which do not. Learn what your state is doing to support very young children and how infants and toddlers are faring by visiting your state’s page below.
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The New Year Brings New Medi-Cal Benefits to California Families
Beginning this month, Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid health care program, will cover integrated physical and behavioral health screenings and services for… Beginning this month, Medi-Cal, California's Medicaid health care program, will cover integrated physical and behavioral health screenings and services for the whole family, not just…
Social-Emotional Health & Well-being: California’s Babies and Families
California is home to nearly 1.4 million infants and toddlers, representing 3.4 percent of the state’s population.… While California advocates continue to promote strong policies that put infants and toddlers on the right course there’s still room to improve the drivers of health and development…
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Holding Multiple Perspectives: A Toddler’s Journey With Traumatic Grief in the Child Welfare System
Shannon Bekman, WellPower, Denver, Colorado Valerie Bellas, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital, Oakland, California Abstract Grief does not spare infants and… Shannon Bekman, WellPower, Denver, Colorado Valerie Bellas, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital, Oakland, California Abstract Grief does not spare infants and young children. Attachment disruption through…
Essential Elements of Reflective Supervision and Consultation: The RIOS™ Framework
Christopher Watson, Minneapolis, Minnesota with Maren Harris, Mendota Heights, Minnesota Jill Hennes, St. Paul, Minnesota Mary Harrison, Washburn Center for… Christopher Watson, Minneapolis, Minnesota with Maren Harris, Mendota Heights, Minnesota Jill Hennes, St. Paul, Minnesota Mary Harrison, Washburn Center for Children, Minneapolis, Minnesota Alyssa Meuwissen,…
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PERSPECTIVES: Breaking New Ground—Interoceptive Awareness in Early Childhood: Connecting Bodily Sensations to Emotions
Jeanette Luedders Jones, Vallejo, California Ira Glovinsky, Fielding Graduate University Abstract Interoception, the eighth sensory system, connects emotional regulation, perspective-taking,… Jeanette Luedders Jones, Vallejo, California Ira Glovinsky, Fielding Graduate University Abstract Interoception, the eighth sensory system, connects emotional regulation, perspective-taking, and problem solving— foundational skills…
