Research Synthesis: Infant Mental Health and Early Care and Education Providers (PDF)

URL: https://challengingbehavior.org/docs/ResearchSynthesis_infant_mental_health.pdf

This synthesis has been developed to answer some of the most frequently asked questions that early childhood providers have about Infant Mental Health (IMH) – early social and emotional development – and the IMH system. It also provides information about where to turn for additional information for promoting IMH when children and families are experiencing challenges.

The synthesis will address:

• The definition of IMH
• Why it is important that early childhood providers know about IMH
• Approaches to promoting IMH
• Prevention of IMH challenges
• Focused intervention with children and families at risk
• More intense/tertiary interventions