Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) and Early Childhood Intervention: Intentional Integration

Neal M. Horen (), Julia Sayles, Kelli McDermott, Kirsten Sippel-Klug, Jennifer Drake-Croft and Toby Long
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Neal M. Horen: Center for Child and Human Development, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20007, USA
Julia Sayles: Center for Child and Human Development, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20007, USA
Kelli McDermott: Center for Child and Human Development, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20007, USA
Kirsten Sippel-Klug: Center for Child and Human Development, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20007, USA
Jennifer Drake-Croft: Center for Child and Human Development, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20007, USA
Toby Long: Center for Child and Human Development, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20007, USA

IJERPH, 2024, vol. 21, issue 7, 1-15

Abstract: Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) is a multidisciplinary field of inquiry, practice, and policy concerned with enhancing the social-emotional competence of infants and young children. Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) is a system of services that supports infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families. ECI providers promote a child’s development in all domains, including social-emotional. The purpose of this paper is to describe how two systems, Early Childhood Intervention and Infant Early Childhood Mental Health, collaborate when serving children who have developmental delays or disabilities and their families and other caregivers. We will discuss two models used to promote social-emotional development, the Pyramid Model and IECMH Consultation, and provide three examples that demonstrate how ECI and IECMH intersect at both the family, classroom, and system levels.

Keywords: infant and early childhood mental health; early intervention; system of care; child development; early relational health; early childhood policy; pyramid model; interdisciplinary (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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