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Florida Association for Infant Mental Health
Strategic Planning UpdateMay 2008
Many Systemic Changes & Challengessince 2000
Ever Expanding Research
Develop a system to prevent children birth to age 5 from developing emotional and behavioral disorders.
DOH Early Childhood
Coordinating Systems
Grant
Building Systems of Care
• Hillsborough
• Sarasota
• Broward
• Systems of Care
• Expanded IMH for risks, delays….
• Coordinated screening….
• Evidence based
• Training at all 3 levels
• Funding
• Public Awareness of IMH
Quality Childcare Initiatives
• Palm Beach
• Miami
• Tampa
• Tallahassee
Improve and expand mental health services for children under age 5 with risks, delays or disabilities.
Mental Health Consultation
• DJJ
• Child Welfare
• Child Care
• Substance Abuse
• Military Families
IMH for Teen Parents in DJJ(Character House, WINGS,
Young Parents in Miami Juvenile Court)
IMH in Child Welfare Children’s Home Society
Developmental specialist & IMH therapist
embedded in child welfare unit
IMH Consultation in Child Care
• Areas include:– Miami – Jacksonville– Tampa– Pensacola– Sarasota– Tallahassee
• Statewide meeting to learn promising practices
IMH in Substance Abuse
Residential mom/ baby programs
Stephanie Colston
IMH: Helping Military Families
Deal with Deployment Separation
Develop a coordinated system to screen and assess mental health needs for children birth to age 5.
IMH in DOH
Training on:
• Bright Futures
• ASQ-SE
• Maternal Depression
• Screening
Healthy FamiliesASQ-SE
Hot DocsTraining med students to address the
developmental & social emotional needs of young children
Develop and implement evidence-based mental health treatment and intervention for children birth to age 5.
Evidence-Based
Resources
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Build a training infrastructure
for infant mental health in Florida including Level 1 front-line caregivers, Level 2 early interventionists, and Level 3 infant mental health therapists.
Level 1 IMH Training
Level 2 IMH Training
Secure funding for training and mental health services for children birth to age 5 and their families.
Develop social marketing campaigns to raise the public awareness of the mental health needs of children birth to age 5 and the consequences of poor social-emotional development.
DD Council Funded
Development of a
Statewide Prevention Campaign
Develop public policies that support prevention and treatment of mental health disorders for children birth to age 5.
CAPTA: 108-36 (Child Abuse Prevention & Treatment &
Adoption Reform) 2003
Requires states to have procedures for referral of children under 3 involved in substantiated case of child abuse or neglect to early intervention services
Florida Docs for Tots
Recruiting doctors to help policymakers understand the needs of young children.
Medicaid Policies to Support Early Childhood
Mental Health• DC:0-3 Training
• Managed Care Plans
• Clarified IMH benefit coverage
Our Vision is that one day all children will be emotionally healthy, equipped to learn, and nurtured to develop their full potential.
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can
change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. -
Margaret Mead