Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health
Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health is a young child’s capacity to:
- experience, regulate, and express emotions
- form close and secure relationships
- explore the environment and learn
DECAL is working with other child serving state agencies and community organizations to build an Early Childhood System of Care that promotes coordinated policy and collaborative service delivery to support the many young children with (or at risk for) social, emotional and behavioral health needs and to promote healthy social and emotional development for all children.
The Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) Task Force was established in February 2021 to carry out recommendations from the Georgia Legislative House Study Committee on Infant and Toddler Social Emotional Health. The group serves as a cross-agency collaborative focused on early child mental health policy, finance, workforce development and promotion/prevention efforts to support infant and early childhood mental health in Georgia.
For more information please contact:
Laura Lucas, Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Director: Laura.lucas@decal.ga.gov
May 2 – 6, 2022 is Children’s Mental Health Week at DECAL !!
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