Project ABC

Over the last decade, research has convincingly demonstrated the significant impact of infant and early childhood experiences upon brain development, developmental functioning, and long-term social-emotional adjustment. Early trauma, in particular, can permanently damage neural structures and place children at risk for severe emotional disturbance. The need to develop quality, integrated mental health services for B-5 children is increasingly recognized on the national, state and local level by families and practitioners.

Project ABC's Recommended Resources For Professionals Working with the Zero to Five at Risk Population:

Infant Mental Health

• When Children Are at Risk

  Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect

• Defining Early Childhood/Family Mental Health (PDF, 228K)

  Marie Poulsen

• Developmental Screening Fact Sheet (PDF, 644k)

  Learn the Signs. Act Early

• Parent-Child interaction Therapy: Application to Maltreating Parent-Child Dyads (PDF, 124K)

  Timmer, Urquiza, Zebell and McGrath

Brain Development

• Ghosts From the Nursury (PDF, 1012K)

  Karr-Morse and Wiley

• Effects of A Secure Attachment Relationship on Right Brain Development, Affect Regulation and Infant Mental Health (PDF, 732K)

  Allan N. Schore

• The Effects of Early Relational Trauma on Right Brain Development Affect Regulation, and Infant Mental Health (PDF, 124K)

  Allan N. Schore

Cultural Diversity Resources

• Culture and Parenting: A Guide for Delivering Parenting Curriculums to Diverse Families (PDF, 292K)

Parent Training Resources

• Promoting Healthy Families In Your Community (PDF, 4.3M)
• Developing A Sense Of Wonder In Young Children - Young Children, There Is More to Early Childhood Education Than Cognitive Development (PDF, 36K)

  Peter Haiman, Ph.D.

• The Handbook of Training and Practice in Infant and Preschool Mental Health [E-Book]
  Karen Moran Finello (Editor)
  ISBN: 978-0-7879-7742-9
  E-Book
  384 pages
  January 2005

Early Childhood Mental Health Links

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