Social and Emotional Health in Early Childhood: Building Bridges between Services and Systems » (1st Edition)

Social and emotional health is one of the most critical factors for healthy development and school readiness-a factor that depends on weaving effective mental health services into other systems and programs that support young children. With this groundbreaking guide to systems development, professionals will discover how to improve young children's outcomes by building sturdy bridges between mental health and medical, educational, and social services. Combining the research and guidance of more than two dozen leading experts in early development and education, this book helps practitioners: understand the importance of social and emotional health to school readiness, infuse mental health services and supports into a range of early childhood settings, understand and implement the nuts and bolts of successful, integrated service systems, evaluate the effectiveness of early childhood mental health services and supports, learn valuable lessons from the most successful state and local programs, use evidence-based prevention and intervention strategies with children at risk for social, emotional, and behavior problems. With this comprehensive, research-based book, practitioners and policy makers will learn how to make mental health services and supports an integral part of every early childhood setting-and ensure better social, emotional, and academic outcomes for all young children.

Series Preface     ix
Editorial Advisory Board     xi
About the Editors     xiii
About the Contributors     xv
Foreword   Jack P. Shonkoff     xxi
Acknowledgments     xxiii
Understanding Early Childhood Mental Health in the Context of Child Development
Building Bridges: Linking Services, Strategies, and Systems for Young Children and Their Families   Deborah F. Perry   Roxane K. Kaufmann   Jane Knitzer     3
The Social and Emotional Foundations of School Readiness   Ross A. Thompson   H. Abigail Raikes     13
Early Childhood Mental Health: A Focus on Culture and Context   Larke N. Huang   Mareasa R. Isaacs     37
Building Systems of Care for Young Children and Families
Early Childhood Mental Health Services and Supports Through a Systems Approach   Roxane K. Kaufmann   Kathy S. Hepburn     63
Developing the Work Force for an Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health System of Care   Judith C. Meyers     97
Evaluating Outcomes in Systems Delivering Early Childhood Mental Health Services   Deborah F. Perry   Michelle W. Woodbridge   Elisa A. Rosman     121
Building Partnerships with Families   Peggy Nikkel     147
Vermont's Children's UPstream Project: Statewide Early Childhood Mental Health Services and Supports   Brenda J. Bean   Charles A. Biss   Kathy S. Hepburn     169
Early Childhood Mental Health in Cuyahoga County, Ohio   Melissa Manos   Sally Farmwell   Jeffrey D. Rosenbaum     189
Strategic Financing of Early Childhood Mental Health Services   Deborah F. Perry     211
Infusing Mental Health Promotion, Prevention, and Intervention into Early Childhood Services and Supports
Infusing Mental Health Supports and Services into Pediatric Primary Care   Margot Kaplan-Sanoff     233
Infusing Mental Health Supports and Services into Infant and Toddler Environments   Tammy L. Mann   Stefanie Powers   Jennifer Boss   Lynette M. Fraga     257
Promoting Social-Emotional Development in Young Children: Mental Health Supports in Early Childhood Environments   Paul J. Donahue   Beth Falk   Anne Gersony Provet     281
Evidence-Based Practices for Young Children with and at Risk for Social-Emotional or Behavior Problems   Lise Fox   Glen Dunlap     313
Promoting Resilience in Young Children and Families at the Highest Risk: The Challenge for Early Childhood Mental Health   Jane Knitzer   Elena P. Cohen      335
Self-Assessment Guide     361
Self-Assessment Checklist for Personnel Providing Services and Supports to Children with Disabilities and Special Health Care Needs and Their Families     367
Self-Assessment Checklist for Personnel Providing Services and Supports in Early Intervention and Early Childhood Environments     373
Spending Smarter: A Funding Guide for Policy Makers and Advocates to Promote Social-Emotional Health and School Readiness     379
Matrix of Early Childhood Mental Health Services and Supports     385
Index     393