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The purpose of this program is to improve outcomes for children, from birth up to 12 years of age, by developing, maintaining, or enhancing infant and early childhood mental health promotion, intervention, and treatment services.
Project Goals
Develop sustainable programs serving children at significant risk of developing, showing early signs of, or having been diagnosed with a mental illness, including serious emotional disturbance (SED) and/or symptoms that may be indicative of developing SED in children
Provide multigenerational therapy and other services that strengthen positive caregiving relationships
Provide access to a full range of infant and early childhood services
Build workforce capacity for individuals serving children from birth to age 12 years
Fill service gaps in systems of early childhood mental health care by providing evidence-based mental health promotion, prevention, early intervention, and treatment interventions
Successes of IECMH 2019-2023
Trained 19,165 members of the mental health workforce
38,253 young children and caregivers screened for mental health or related interventions
14,954 young children and caregivers referred for mental health and related services
26,788 young children and caregivers provided evidence-based mental health and related services
