Family Partners Improve Early Childhood Mental Health Services

2014 ◽  
Vol 65 (11) ◽  
pp. 1376-1376 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margie Burton ◽  
Alison K. Cohen ◽  
Sonia Jain-Aghi
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Early Childhood Mental Health ◽  
Childhood Mental Health

Linking infants and toddlers in foster care to early childhood mental health services

2012 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 838-844 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marian E. Williams ◽  
Susan Park ◽  
Adriana Anaya ◽  
Sharon M. Perugini ◽  
Sheela Rao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Foster Care ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Infants And Toddlers ◽  
Early Childhood Mental Health ◽  
Childhood Mental Health

scholarly journals Engaging and Supporting Young Children and their Families in Early Childhood Mental Health Services: The Role of the Family Partner

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sameera S. Nayak ◽  
Carol Tobias ◽  
Jessica Wolfe ◽  
Kate Roper ◽  
Larisa Méndez-Peñate ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Early Childhood Mental Health ◽  
Childhood Mental Health ◽  
The Family

AbstractThis study explores the role of family partners, peer professionals with lived experiences of raising a child with behavioral health needs, and their value in primary and community-care based mental health services for young children aged 0–8 years. Interviews and focus groups were conducted with staff, leadership, and caregiver participants (n = 38) from two early childhood mental health programs and analyzed using thematic analysis. Five interdependent themes emerged: (1) the centrality of lived experience to the family partner role; (2) the importance of the family partner in family engagement and relationship building; (3) the value added by the family partner in navigating systems; (4) the ability of the family partner to build skills and empower caregivers; (5) the role of the family partner in alleviating caregiver stress and other mental health concerns. Adapting and expanding the role of family partners will improve effective mental health care for children and their caregivers.

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