Centering Equity in IECMHC Resources
The Centering Equity in IECMHC Resources builds off the CoE’s Equity in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (IECMHC) Five-Part Webinar Series: Culture, Identity, and History as Sources of Strength and Resilience. The resources are designed to support IECMH consultants and supervisors to strengthen cultural responsiveness in IECMHC for children and families in Native American, African American, Latin American and Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities.
Resource 1 – Promoting Black Joy and Countering Bias Through Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation
Black children and families need – and deserve – more opportunities to experience and cultivate joy. This resource offers strengths-based strategies to support IECMH consultants and programs to create space for Black children and families to reclaim a sense of joy amid continued anti-Black sentiment, racial uprisings, and a health pandemic compounded by historical trauma. Explore this resource to learn promising practices aligned with the Revised IECMHC Competencies to disrupt bias and foster joy specifically for Black children to reduce disparities and improve child outcomes. See the webinar, Countering Bias and Promoting Black Joy in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation that features a panel discussion on the importance of cultivating joy, disrupting bias, and strengthening cultural responsiveness for IECMH consultants, supervisors, and leaders working with Black children and families.
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander children and families need – and deserve – more opportunities to feel a sense of safety, connectedness, and belonging. These values are rooted in AANHPI families’ strengths and assets of community, family, and cultural pride. This resource offers strength-based strategies for IECMH consultants and programs to foster connection and belonging for AANHPI children and families amid heightened anti-Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander hate, a global pandemic, and increasing socioeconomic challenges. Explore this resource to learn promising practices aligned with the Revised IECMHC Competencies to build safety, connectedness, and belonging for AANHPI children and families. See the webinar, Centering Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Children and Families to Combat Racial Bias and Promote Connection & Belonging in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation that features a panel discussion on the importance of combating anti-AANHPI bias and promoting connection & belonging for IECMH consultants, supervisors, and leaders working with AANHPI children, families, and communities.