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A Comprehensive Approach to Infant Mental Health
Creating Comprehensive Community Infant Mental Health Services The Department of Health and Human Services with the Head Start Bureau, the Commissioner’s Office of Research and Evaluation, both of the Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, held an Infant Mental Health Forum in October of 2000. The importance of infant mental health as an area of focus is increasingly being recognized on the state and national level. Many states have developed and begun implementation of strategic plans for systems of service delivery. Attendance at the national forum included representatives from Early Head Start, Migrant Head Start, pediatricians, psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, researchers, and early educators. The purposes of the forum were: 1. To develop a common understanding of the term “infant mental health”
2. Focus on the role of Early Head Start, Migrant Head Start in collaboration with community early education and education partners play in the social and emotional well being f infants and families
3. Identify action steps as part of a comprehensive initiative to address infant mental health with Head Start as a leader in the field
(United States Department of Health and Human Services, 2000)
The Forum brought to light important areas of focus in order to implement a national strategic plan focused on infant mental health. The Forum participants identified principles to guide a comprehensive approach to the emotional health of infants and their families that would influence policy, service delivery, training and technical assistance, research and funding as well as other areas. Participants also created principles related to the relationship between infants and their caregivers as well as their community and the need to provide supporting and loving relationships to nurture and support emotional development. These relationships need to be:
Individualized
Strengths Based
Continuous and Stable
Accessible
(United States Department of Health and Human Services, 2000)
In order for these relationships to be successful they must be supported by systems that are:
Child Focused and Family Centered
Culturally Responsive
Community Based
Comprehensive, Coordinated and Integrated
Committed to Continuous Improvement and Reflective Supervision
(United States Department of Health and Human Services, 2000)
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