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• Webinars and eventsPresentation: Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation: Advancing the Evidence BasePanel presentation at the National Research Conference on Early Childhood 2022. The presentation is moderated by Dr. Deborah Perry, Director of Research & Evaluation at GUCCHD, and features research findings from Arkansas, Louisiana, and New York City.Evidence & ResearchPolicy & Financing
• GuideProfessional Development Framework for Promoting Anti-bias ConsultationThis resource is designed to support reflective supervisors, as well as professional development and technical assistance providers, in creating professional development opportunities that take place within a learning community (ex., CoPs, ECHOS, and workgroups). This framework goes beyond surface-level content by challenging participants’ assumptions, addressing difficult topics, and providing opportunities for practice and reflection.WorkforceEquity
• BriefProgrammatic Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation: What Is It?This brief discusses different methods of thinking about what programmatic consultation is and is not, and includes examples to support IECMHC work at this level.Consultation PracticeProgram Structure
• GuidePromoting Black Joy and Countering Bias Through Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health ConsultationThis resource offers strength-based strategies to support IECMH consultants and programs to create space for Black families to reclaim a sense of joy amid racial uprisings, a global pandemic, and increasing socioeconomic challenges. Black children and families need more opportunities to experience and cultivate joy. 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.EquityConsultation Practice
• GuideRace Matters Toolkit User’s GuideEquityPolicy & Financing
• Webinars and eventsRaising Awareness in IECMHC with an Equity LensThe presentations foundation is derived from Dr. Katherine M. Zinsser’s' research on Illinois preschool suspension and expulsion. In the research, of the Early Childhood professionals and providers that have expelled young children, "Nearly 40% had never heard of IECMHC and made at least one expulsion during that same year". The Illinois Governor's Office of Early Childhood Development used Governor's Emergency Education Relief (GEER) funds to create content for a multimedia, multilingual awareness campaign. This raising awareness campaign efforts focused on the diverse audiences including, Family Child Care Homes, program leaders, Head Start/Early Head start, administrators, parents/families/caregivers, state leaders, higher education and IECMH consultants. This raising awareness campaign consist of new resources that provide key information for Consultation in Infant and Early Childhood Education and Care programs. These concise and informative one-pagers (16 in total) and videos are available in multiple languages and tailored for specific audiences. Whether you are a leader or administrator of home visiting, preschool, and center-based child care programs, the parent or a family member of children in need of services, a stakeholder in childhood education and care, or someone who is looking to begin a fulfilling new career. This session will describe efforts to engage cross-system partners such as Early Intervention, Head Start/Early Head Start, Home visitors, child care, and our state board of education programs-prevention initiatives, preschool for all and preschool for all expansion. Equity is at the forefront of project from the multilingual and diverse audiences which considers multiple perspectives. Intentional efforts and cross-sector stakeholders were used to design and develop the one-pagers and videos, which takes into consideration provider representation, diverse family structures and how providers saw themselves in the videos. We were able to partner with families, providers, etc. to ensure their voices and experiences informed the design and implementation of the Raising awareness materials. Ensured equitable access and distribution of resources.EquityPolicy & Financing
• GuideReflection Guide for Empirical Articles about IECMHCThrough a series of checklist-style reflection questions, this brief resource guides readers in best practices for interpreting research studies about IECMHC. You'll learn to judge the strengths, weaknesses, main points, and implications of empirical articles, and apply the findings to your own work.Evidence & ResearchEquity
• TemplateSAMPLE JOB DESCRIPTION: EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH CONSULTANTWorkforce
• TemplateSample Needs AssessmentA needs assessment with stakeholders is an essential first step in designing an IECMHC program. This resource gives an overview and a template of the data you need to collect for an IECMHC needs assessment.Program StructurePolicy & Financing
• VideoSchool Suspensions are an Adult Behavior: A TEDx TalkThere is an epidemic of school suspensions in the U.S. and the downstream consequences are severe. Adults suspend students, and while that may sound obvious, Rosemarie Allen realized that the problem might be the solution. When dealing with the difficult behaviors of children, what if we turned our focus inward? This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.Consultation PracticeEquity
• GuideShadowing and Reflection GuideWorkforceConsultation Practice
• TemplateSmart Support Logic ModelProgram StructureEvidence & Research

• Programs and ModelsThe nuts and bolts of IECMHC service delivery and IECMHC program infrastructure: what you provide, to whom, where, and how, and how to pull it all together.
• WorkforceThe competencies, training, supervision, mentoring, and quality assurance systems needed to build a strong IECMHC workforce.
• EquityStrategies and information to help IECMHC programs and consultants reduce disparities and promote effective, nurturing caregiving for all children.
• Research and EvaluationThe research base for IECMHC and guidance on developing and effectively utilizing theories of change, logic models, evaluation plans, and other research tools to measure IECMHC program fidelity and impact.
• Policy and FinancingTools and knowledge to support financing and sustaining IECMHC efforts, including key policies/initiatives, creative funding streams, and tips for strategic communication.

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• Classroom ideas that hold big feelingsTeachers can use these classroom ideas right away. They cover emotions, friendship, problem solving, and handling disappointment.
• The IMH specialist suiteWhat infant mental health work is, what an IMH specialist does, and where to find specialized training.
• Five actions on maternal depressionFive actions for programs: identify families, train staff, use reflective supervision, connect families to care, and reduce stigma. Take them in order. The sequence is the intervention.