Maryland’s infant and early childhood mental health consultation equity efforts

ABSTRACT

Infant and early childhood mental health consultation (IECMHC) is a national model with proven positive outcomes for children, teachers and classrooms, as well as effectively addressing racial inequity in preschool suspension and expulsion rates. This paper discusses recent efforts in the Maryland IECMHC program to deeply and systematically address equity and increase consultant capacity to understand and address racial inequity within early childhood settings.

KEYWORDS:

• Children and youth services
• infant and early childhood mental health
• equity
• mental health or community mental health

Acknowledgments

All authors acknowledge they have contributed to the content and development of the manuscript.

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Funding

This work was funded by the Maryland State Department of Education.