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    How to Prevent Mental Health

    Problems? Begin at the


    Beginning With Infants and
    Toddlers
    Jun 3, 2015
    By Matthew Melmed
    Here's how we can identify mental health problems in
    young children and effectively treat them.
    This is excerpted from the second blog post in a three-part series exploring the mental
    health needs of very young children. 

    Preventing mental health problems means starting in the earliest years of life to
    promote healthy social and emotional development, identify and address concerns as
    soon as possible, and support those who surround young children.

    A new report recently published in the shows a downward trajectory in severe mental
    health issues for children between the ages of 6 and 17. On the surface, this is good
    news. Yet on the flip side, the study also reveals a troubling pattern of young people
    without access to mental health treatments from which they can truly benefit.
    Lost in the narrative completely are the youngest set of children—specifically infants
    and toddlers. With at more than three times the expulsion rate of students in
    kindergarten through 12th grade, it’s clear that the mental health needs of infants and
    toddlers can no longer be overlooked. It’s time we took a serious look at infant and
    early childhood mental health and strategies to prevent mental health problems before
    they start.
    So how do we bolster positive mental health in young children and ensure that
    challenges are detected early? The key is to integrate mental health prevention services
    into the settings where children spend their time—at home, child care or the doctor’s
    office. Here is how we can ensure this happens:

     Educate parents and caregivers about social and emotional development.


     When mental health concerns exist for young children, link parents to early
    intervention programs in the community that are adequately prepared to screen for and
    treat social-emotional difficulties in a two-generation, dyadic fashion.
     Screen parents for depression.
     Help pediatricians support infant and early childhood mental health.
     Ensure that child care providers are prepared to promote and support healthy
    social and emotional development.
     Integrate mental health prevention strategies into other programs that serve
    young children and their families.
     Implement early child care mental health consultation and other
    promotion/prevention models.
    Preventing mental health problems means starting in the earliest years of life to
    promote healthy social and emotional development, identify and address concerns as
    soon as possible, and support those who surround young children. There are ways to
    identify mental health problems in young children, and to effectively treat them. Parents,
    pediatricians, home visitors and child care providers can be the “first responders” to
    mental health concerns. Catching problems early, and intervening before they become
    more serious, will provide the best chance of helping all young children succeed and
    lead healthy, happy lives.

    AUTHOR

    Matthew Melmed
    Executive Director

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