Minnesota
Minnesota offers IECMHC through a coordinated statewide effort run by the Department of Human Services, Behavioral Health Administration.
- Lead organization
Minnesota Department of Human Services, Behavioral Health Administration
Minnesota DHS website(opens in a new tab)- Program contact
- Teya Dahle, Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Coordinator
- Eligibility
- All licensed childcare sites statewide (centers and family child care homes)
- Tribally licensed sites
- Family, friend, and neighbor (FFN) providers linked to an FFN grantee site that supports professional development
- Publicly funded school programs serving young children, including charter schools
Childcare providers don't have to meet any income requirement.
- Geographic reach
The program covers all 87 Minnesota counties.
- How to request consultation
- Childcare sites refer themselves (the main route).
- Quality rating system coaches can refer.
- Center for Inclusive Child Care coaches can refer.
- For intake, contact Teya Dahle directly.
- Funding
Funding comes mainly from the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) and state funds. An interagency agreement between the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (Child Care Division) and the Department of Human Services (Behavioral Health Administration) moves the money.
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