Federal Agencies Join to Help Young Children Thrive

Federal Agencies Join to Help Young Children Thrive

Federal Agencies Join To Help Young Children Thrive

SAMHSA is pleased to announce the launch of an exciting new initiative to help children succeed at home, in child care, and in school. SAMHSA, the Health Resources and Services Administration, and the Administration for Children and Families announced this week that they have joined together to establish a new National Center of Excellence for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (IECMHC).

IECMHC is a critical ingredient in achieving the President's goal of access to high-quality early care and education for all young children, and ensuring that more children enter kindergarten with the skills and tools they need to succeed. Currently, preschool suspension and expulsion rates are more than three times higher than in kindergarten through 12th grade (disproportionately involving young boys of color).

Find Out More

Questions? Contact:

Jennifer Oppenheim, Senior Advisor on Early Childhood, atjennifer.oppenheim@samhsa.hhs.gov or Kim Netter, Center of Excellence Project Director, at knetter@edc.org.