SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Report Of The Build Infant-Toddler Mental Health Symposium: Current Trends And Visions For The Future  
Pennsylvania BUILD Initiative
In December 2007, approximately 75 people gathered in Pittsburgh for an Infant-Toddler Mental Health Symposium, planned by the Department of Public Welfare’s Office of Child Development and Early Learning.  The goal of the symposium was to foster relationships and connections as Pennsylvania builds its policy leadership agenda for infants and toddlers.

Helping Young Children Succeed: Strategies to Promote Early Childhood Social and Emotional Development
This brief from the National Conference of State Legislatures defines early childhood social-emotional development, describes what can happen when children face emotional and behavioral problems, and outlines what actions can be taken at the state level to support healthy social-emotional development in babies and young children.

Mental Health Consultation in Child Care and Early Childhood Settings: Opportunities to Expand the System of Care for Children
with Emotional and Behavioral Challenges in Florida
This paper from the Florida State University Center for Prevention and Early Intervention Policy compares five different methods of providing mental health consultation in childcare settings.  It profiles exemplary programs in Vermont, San Francisco and Ohio.

Resources to Promote Social and Emotional Health and School Readiness in Young Children and Families - A Community Guide
This National Center for Children in Poverty guide provides resources and strategies that families, childcare providers, teachers, and others can use to help children develop the social and emotional skills they need to succeed in school.
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State and Local Infant and Toddler Mental Health and Child Care Initiatives
As states address the mental health needs of their citizens, they increasingly seek to develop systems of care that are comprehensive, and attentive to the needs of their youngest citizens.  This document by the National Child Care Information Center provides a sample of initiatives in selected states that address the mental health needs of infants and toddlers in childcare.

State Approaches to Promoting Young Children's Healthy Mental Development
The National Academy for State Health Policy surveyed Medicaid, maternal and child health, and children's mental health agencies to gather information on how states are addressing the healthy mental development of children ages birth to three.  This report from the Commonwealth Fund describes key findings of the survey.

Toward the ABCs - Building a Healthy Social and Emotional Foundation for Learning and Living
This report from the Ounce of Prevention Fund is aimed at strengthening public understanding of the importance of healthy social and emotional development in the first few years of life and raising awareness of the characteristics of young children experiencing behavioral difficulties.