Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Resources
- Infancy Onward Resource Guide
- Children’s Book available to view/purchase: Doubtless You Know . . . A Children’s Book Adaptation of an Original Poem
Original Story By: Matthew R. Galvin; Adaptation By: A. Tomlin, R. McKnight, & D. Zielke; Illustrations By: Deborah C. Galvin - The Power of Fathers: A Concept Paper on Fatherhood, Father Engagement and Early Childhood
Irving Harris Foundation - CHART 11 Skills Toddlers Master Before Words Emerge from Let’s Talk About Talking
Ways to strengthen the 11 skills all toddlers master before words emerge - Revelations in Education: Templates and Lessons
- 3 Reasons Good Mental Health Matters (Infographic)
- Everyday Ways to Support Your Baby’s and Toddler’s Early Learning
Zero to Three - Child Development is a Journey, Let First Steps be your Guide
Central Indiana First Steps Early Intervention Program - Endorsement is Good for Babies
Ashley McCormick, LMSW, IECMH-E®; Faith Eidson, LMSW, IECMH-E® - Addressing Suspension and Expulsion in Early Childhood Education Settings: An Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health-Informed Approach
Alliance for the Advancement of Mental Health; INfancy Onward - Locating Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health at the Heart of Social Work
Tova B. Walsh, Ruth Paris, Julie Ribaudo, and Linda Gilkerson
- Exploring the Importance of Mental Health During Early Childhood Development
- A Guide to Dental Care for Children with Autism
- What’s driving teachers to expel students from preschool and daycare?
- Racial Colorblindness – Fitchburg State University
- Equity vs. Equality: What’s the Difference? – Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University
- What About the Baby? – Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health
- Infant Mental Health Guide for Parents and Healthcare Providers – Duquesne University School of Nursing
- Offering Dance Therapy, Online: An Interview with Andrea de Almeida – National Center of Dance Therapy
- 5 Methods for Managing Mental Health That Aren’t Meditation or Deep Breathing – Livestrong.com
- Moving Through The Ups And Downs In Life – WUTC
- 5 Play Therapy Activities Using Telehealth – Samaritan Center
- 3 Reasons Good Infant Mental Health Matters – PA Alliance for the Advancement of Infant Mental Health
- Emotional & Mental Health Resources For Kids – Kera Learn
- What Every Child Needs For Good Mental Health – Mental Health America
- Good mental health for children: 3-8 years – raisingchildren.net.au, The Australian Parenting Website
- Infant mental health in intensive care: Laying a foundation for social, emotional and mental health outcomes through regulation, relationships and reflection – Journal of Neonatal Nursing
- Babies and Toddlers Can Suffer Mental Illness, Seldom Get Treatment – American Psychological Association
- The Center of Excellence for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (IECMHC) – SAMHSA
- Making the Case for Infant Mental Health – Child Welfare League of America
- World Association for Infant Mental Health
- Get Your FREE Social-Emotional Screening Toolkit – Ages & Stages Questionnaires
- The importance of infant mental health – J Clinton, MD FRCPC, AF Feller, MD MS FAAP FACPM, and RC Williams, MD FRCPC FAAP CM (Pediatrics Child Health)
- Infant Mental Health – What Is It And Why Is It Important? – Manhattan Psychology Group PC
- CMHAW Activities for Children, Youth and Families – National Federation of Families
- Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (Toddlers, 1-3 Years) – kidcentral tn
- Classroom Activities – Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health
- 100 Everyday Ways to Strengthen Your Child’s Mental Health – by Angela Pruess (Parents with Confidence)
- 10 Therapist (and Child)-Approved Activities to Support Kids with Anxiety – Family Therapy Basics
- 10 Mental Health Activities You Can Do With Your Children – Center Spring Spa
- Children’s Mental Health – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Infants have mental health needs, too – Mayo Clinic Health System
- Infant Mental Health – Kelty Mental Health Resource Center
- Therapeutic Interventions in Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Services: A Mixed Methods Inquiry – Karen Anne Myors , RN RM BHSci (Nurs) MN (Hons), Virginia Schmied , RN RM PhD, Maree Johnson , RN, PhD & Michelle Cleary , RN, PhD
- Think Babies: Making their Potential our Priority
- Infant Toddler Mental Health – Early Care & Learning Council
- Gov. Holcomb announces free mental health resource for Hoosiers during COVID-19 – Kokomo Tribune
- Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay creates family initiative to raise awareness of mental health disorders – Suzette Hackney (USA Today)
- Infant Mental Health Journal – Wiley Online Library
- What Is So Important About Early Childhood Education? – Becton Loveless (Education Corner)
- Preschool – healthychildren.org
- Deadly Accidents: Preventing suffocation, choking and strangulations in children. – National Safe Kids Campaign (ParentGuide News)
- Infants of Drug-dependent Mothers – American Academy of Pediatrics
- Perinatal Drug Abuse And Neonatal Drug Withdrawal – Samarth Shukla; Lisa B. Zirkin; Enrique Gomez Pomar (StatPearls)
- Children and Families Affected by Parental Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) – National Center on Drug Abuse and Child Welfare
- The Power of Play – Zero to Three
- How Community Groups Can Serve Children Who Most Need Help – U.S. Department of Education
- Learning to Write and Draw – Zero to Three
- Everyday Ways to Support Your Baby’s and Toddler’s Early Learning – Zero to Three
- Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health – Think Babies
- Rocking and Rolling. Caring for the Mental Health of Infants and Toddlers – NAEYC
- A scoping review of mental health prevention and intervention initiatives for infants and preschoolers at risk for socio-emotional difficulties – Alan McLuckie, Ashley L. Landers, Janet A. Curran, Robin Cann, Domenica H. Carrese, Alicia Nolan, Kim Corrigan & Normand J. Carrey (Sytematic Reviews)
- Prevention and early intervention in youth mental health: is it time for a multidisciplinary and trans-diagnostic model for care? – Marco Colizzi, Antonio Lasalvia & Mirella Ruggeri (International Journal of Mental Health Systems)
- Mental Disorders in Early Childhood – Kai von Klitzing, Prof. Dr. med., Mirko Döhnert, Dr. med., Michael Kroll, Dr. med.1 and Matthias Grube, Dr. med.
- Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health – Zero to Three
- A Crash Course in the Language of Wolves – Ooey Gooey Inc.
- Articles and Key Findings about Children’s Mental Health – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- InBrief: Early Childhood Mental Health – Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University
- Racism Creates Inequities in Maternal and Child Health, Even Before Birth – Andra Wilkinson, Jessie Laurore, Emily Maxfield, Esther Gross, Sarah Daily, Kim Keating (Child Trends)
- Early Childhood Mental Health – Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University
- The Voices of COVID-19 Perspectives in Infant Mental Health Special Issue: From the Editors – Perspective in Mental Health
- Infants at a Distance during COVID-19: Adaptation of the Building Early Attachment and Resilience (BEAR) Program during COVID-19 for Online/ Virtual Delivery – Newman, L., Newman-Morris, V., Komiti, A., Gammell, B., Braden, A. & Carron, S-P. (Perspectives in Mental Health)
- Preschool ADHD Diagnosis and Stimulant Use Before and After the 2011 AAP Practice Guideline – Alexander G. Fiks, Michelle E. Ross, Stephanie L. Mayne, Lihai Song, Weiwei Liu, Jennifer Steffes, Banita McCarn, Robert W. Grundmeier, A. Russell Localio and Richard Wasserman (Pediatrics)
- Depression Symptoms and Warning Signs – HelpGuide
- Suicide Grief: Coping with a Loved One’s Suicide – HelpGuide
- Suicide Prevention – HelpGuide
- Are You Feeling Suicidal? – HelpGuide
- Bipolar Disorder Signs and Symptoms – HelpGuide
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) – HelpGuide
- Why Teacher Self-Care Matters and How to Practice Self-Care in Your School – Waterford.org
- Recognizing and Treating Child Traumatic Stress – SAMHSA
- 5 Ways Trauma-Informed Care Supports Children’s Development – Jessica Dym Bartlett, April Wilson, Kristin Anderson Moore, Zakia Redd (Child Trends)
- Complete Guide to Helping Children Cope After a Traumatic Event – Child Mind Institute
- How Early Childhood Education Providers Can Use COVID-19 Relief Funds to Establish Lasting Mental Health Supports for Staff and Children – Maribel R. Granja, Kirby Chow, Sheila Smith, Jennifer Nakamura, Todd Grindal (National Center for Children in Poverty)
- Caring for Children’s Mental health: Why It’s Crucial to Start Early – Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University
- Intimate Partner Violence and Pet Abuse: Responding Law Enforcement Officers’ Observations and Victim Reports From the Scene – Andrew M. Campbell, Shannon L. Thompson, Tara L. Harris, more (Journal of Interpersonal Violence)
- An increasing risk of family violence during the Covid-19 pandemic: Strengthening community collaborations to save lives – Andrew M. Campbell (ScienceDirect)
- Improving prevention of family violence during (and after) disaster: Lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic – Andrew M. Campbell (ScienceDirect)
- Pandemic-Induced Toddler Regression – Psychology Today
- 7 New Ways to Navigate Defiance From Your Child – Sarah MacLaughlin, LSW, Contributor (Huffpost)
- How to Set Limits for Kids Without Harshness, Fear or Shame – Sarah MacLaughlin, LSW, Contributor (Huffpost)