Early Childhood Advisory Council and Early Brain & Child Development Meeting Name Presenter Name Date 1

Early Childhood Advisory Councils (ECACs) Can Support Early Brain and Child Development (EBCD) Via: Access to policymakers State-level relationships across agencies Cross-systems representation and framework Advocates Resources Supports agenda 2

Imagine… If all early childhood systems were trained in EBCD, collaboration, and communication with one another If all children and families were screened early If there was a common set of early childhood measures and outcomes across systems (supported by funding, policy and practice) If we changed our framework to BUILDING HEALTH 3

Where We Stand [NOTE: insert state-specific initiatives or use this slide just to move the conversation along] 4

Examples Early screening Social-emotional health Toxic stress Executive function Health promotion: including supporting social-emotional development in early education and child care settings Quality of communication between medical home and early childhood systems policy, community and practice level State partnerships with Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL), Project LAUNCH, et al. Presence of mental health in primary care 5

Where Can We Go? Supporting the child care health consultant workforce and mental health consultation Linking the ECAC and health reform opportunities Training of cross-systems workforce in EBCD Infant mental health credential Shared services Common core connections for all early childhood systems LIMITLESS POSSIBILITIES 6

Common Vision 7

What are We Building? Educational Achievement Economic Productivity Responsible Citizenship Lifelong Health Strong Communities Healthy Economy Successful Parenting of Next Generation © 2011, Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University 8

Next Steps 9

For More Information Contact Name Chapter Web link 10