Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health: An Investment for Our Future

Babies and toddlers’ emotional wellness depends on secure relationships with parents and other caregivers that let them feel safe, able to learn, and engage positively with others. Because these relationships are so key to child development, supporting caregivers supports children. When families are supported in this way, their children grow up to have better school and work performance, more resilience to trauma, and fewer mental health concerns in adulthood.

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Stephan Viehweg, LCSW, ACSW, IECMH-E®, CYC-P is the Associate Director of the Indiana LEND at the IU School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Developmental Medicine, the Associate Director of the IUPUI Center for Translating Research Into Practice, and Adjunct Professor of the IU School of Social Work. He currently serves as the CDC’s Learn the Signs. Act Early. Ambassador to Indiana. He is founding chair of Infancy Onward (Indiana’s association for infant mental health), founding president of Family Voices Indiana and now President of Indiana Family to Family, Treasurer of Mental Health America of Indiana, and serves a Governor appointment to the Indiana Behavioral Health Professions Licensing Board. He is co-author of Tackling the Tough Stuff: A Home Visitor’s Guide to Supporting Families at Risk.