Infant mental health

Brown Books Kids Launches Dr. Donna Housman’s Debut Children’s Book Series Focused on Mental Health

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Thursday, November 17, 2022
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Dr. Donna Housman has launched the first two books in her childrens book series, ECSELent Adventures, with Brown Books Kids.

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  • Dr. Donna Housman has launched the first two books in her childrens book series, ECSELent Adventures, with Brown Books Kids.
  • These books aim to support young childrens mental health by helping them address and process difficult emotions through storytelling.
  • The ECSELent Adventures book series promotes the building blocks of emotional intelligence, which goes hand in hand with education for character and moral development.
  • Dr. Housman is a founding executive board member and treasurer of the Massachusetts Association for Infant Mental Health, a subchapter of the World Association for Infant Mental Health.

April 23 has Been Declared the World Infant, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Day (WICAMHD) by the World's Leading Psychiatric Organizations for Child and Adolescence

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Wednesday, May 11, 2022
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We hope to change this with the World Infant Child and Adolescent Mental Health Day, by relooking our priorities and having the right reasons for planning our future.

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  • We hope to change this with the World Infant Child and Adolescent Mental Health Day, by relooking our priorities and having the right reasons for planning our future.
  • This is the reason for celebrating the World Infant, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Day,"
    The designation of Apr 23 as WICAMHD draws recognition of the importance of infant, child and adolescent mental health; and encourages stakeholders to advocate for the promotion of mental health and prevention of mental illness in the young by:
    Improving global public awareness about infant, child and adolescent mental health.
  • Creating literacy and competencies in the promotion of infant, child and adolescent mental health as well as reducing the stigma of mental disorders in these populations.
  • Contributing to education programs and research, meetings, and publications to increase knowledge about child and adolescent mental disorders and skills in addressing them.

IACAPAP: April 23 has been declared the World Infant, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Day (WICAPHK) by the world’s leading psychiatric organizations for child and adolescence

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Wednesday, May 11, 2022
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We hope to change this with the World Infant Child and Adolescent Mental Health Day, by relooking our priorities and having the right reasons for planning our future.

Key Points: 
  • We hope to change this with the World Infant Child and Adolescent Mental Health Day, by relooking our priorities and having the right reasons for planning our future.
  • This is the reason for celebrating the World Infant, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Day,
    The designation of Apr 23 as WICAMHD draws recognition of the importance of infant, child and adolescent mental health; and encourages stakeholders to advocate for the promotion of mental health and prevention of mental illness in the young by:
    Improving global public awareness about infant, child and adolescent mental health.
  • Creating literacy and competencies in the promotion of infant, child and adolescent mental health as well as reducing the stigma of mental disorders in these populations.
  • Contributing to education programs and research, meetings, and publications to increase knowledge about child and adolescent mental disorders and skills in addressing them.

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Integrates Infant Mental Healthcare into the NICU

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Wednesday, April 10, 2019
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In the Early Childhood Mental Health Program at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, clinical psychologists Marian Williams, PhD , Patricia Lakatos, PhD , and a team of infant-family mental health specialists work towards greater mental health awareness in the NICU.

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  • In the Early Childhood Mental Health Program at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, clinical psychologists Marian Williams, PhD , Patricia Lakatos, PhD , and a team of infant-family mental health specialists work towards greater mental health awareness in the NICU.
  • Yet, for babies in critical medical condition, Dr. Lakatos says an infant mental health-informed perspective could reduce stress and improve bonding with parents.
  • Williams and Lakatos, and the team were able to adapt CPP to the NICU setting at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.
  • Childrens Hospital Los Angeles has been ranked the top childrens hospital in California and sixth in the nation for clinical excellence by the prestigious U.S. News & World Report Honor Roll.