Florida Association for Infant Mental Health Strategic Planning Update May 2008

Many Systemic Changes & Challenges since 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 Families ASQ-SE

Hot Docs Training 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

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: (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