Missouri
Missouri offers IECMHC through the Infant Early Childhood Mental Health Initiative. The University of Missouri's Center for Child Well-being runs this statewide effort under contract with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).
- Lead organization
Center for Child Well-being, University of Missouri
Center for Child Well-being website(opens in a new tab)- Program contact
- Audrey Soria, Director of Early Childhood Programs, Center for Child Well-being, University of Missouri
- Eligibility
- All licensed, registered, or regulated early childhood programs in Missouri
- Licensed child care centers
- Licensed family child care homes
- License-exempt in-home family care
- Group homes
- Head Start and Early Head Start programs
- Serves children birth through age 5
- Training doesn't need a referral. Coaching and consultation accept a referral or a self-referral.
- Geographic reach
The initiative covers all 7 regions of Missouri.
- How to request consultation
- Funding
A contract with the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) funds the initiative.
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