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Mental Health Consultation

Family with a child, talking with a consultant and filling paperwork.Mental health consultation (MHC) is an evidence-based approach that pairs mental health professionals with people who work with young children and their families.

Explore these resources to learn about MHC, including how to choose and use a consultant and deliver effective MHC services.

Defining a “Mental Health Perspective”

Learn how programs with a mental health perspective distribute the responsibility for implementing a vision for mental health services across staff, administrators, and mental health consultants.

Family Connections: A Mental Health Consultation Model

Explore Family Connections, a preventive, systemwide mental health consultation and training approach to strengthen the capacity of Early Head Start and Head Start staff. Staff can use these resources in working with families dealing with parental depression and related adversities.

Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation: An Evaluation Tool Kit

This resource offers data to support the importance of investing in early childhood mental health consultation. Programs may use the resources in this tool kit as a guide in designing and implementing effective mental health services for families.

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