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. Book jacket. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Series Preface	ix
Editorial Advisory Board	xi
About the Editors	xiii
About the Contributors	xv
Foreword	xxi
Acknowledgments	xxiii
I Understanding Early Childhood Mental Health in the Context of Child Development
1 Building Bridges: Linking Services, Strategies, and Systems for Young Children and Their Families	3
2 The Social and Emotional Foundations of School Readiness	13
3 Early Childhood Mental Health: A Focus on Culture and Context	37
II Building Systems of Care for Young Children and Families
4 Early Childhood Mental Health Services and Supports Through a Systems Approach	63
5 Developing the Work Force for an Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health System of Care	97
6 Evaluating Outcomes in Systems Delivering Early Childhood Mental Health Services	121
7 Building Partnerships with Families	147
8 Vermont's Children's UPstream Project: Statewide Early Childhood Mental Health Services and Supports	169
9 Early Childhood Mental Health in Cuyahoga County, Ohio	189
10 Strategic Financing of Early Childhood Mental Health Services	211
III Infusing Mental Health Promotion, Prevention, and Intervention into Early Childhood Services and Supports
11 Infusing Mental Health Supports and Services into Pediatric Primary Care	233
12 Infusing Mental Health Supports and Services into Infant and Toddler Environments	257
13 Promoting Social-Emotional Development in Young Children: Mental Health Supports in Early Childhood Environments	281
14 Evidence-Based Practices for Young Children with and at Risk for Social-Emotional or Behavior Problems	313
15 Promoting Resilience in Young Children and Families at the Highest Risk: The Challenge for Early Childhood Mental Health	335
Appendix A Self-Assessment Guide	361
Appendix B Self-Assessment Checklist for Personnel Providing Services and Supports to Children with Disabilities and Special Health Care Needs and Their Families	367
Appendix C Self-Assessment Checklist for Personnel Providing Services and Supports in Early Intervention and Early Childhood Environments	373
Appendix D Spending Smarter: A Funding Guide for Policy Makers and Advocates to Promote Social-Emotional Health and School Readiness	379
Appendix E Matrix of Early Childhood Mental Health Services and Supports	385
Index	393

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