Mental Health Consultation Services

The Mental Health Consultation Services Grant facilitates consultation services to meet the needs of early childhood education and care. Services offered include mental health support, strategies, and services that address the developmental, emotional, and behavioral challenges of infants, young children, and their families. These services aim to prevent, identify, and reduce the impact of behavioral and emotional distress upon young children through classroom assessment.

There are six agencies throughout the state that have been awarded the grant fund to provide consultation services. They are:

Resources For Parents

Mental Health Consultation Services

Behavioral Health Network

Community Health Link/Together for Kids

MSPCC-Northeast Behavioral Health

Community Care Services

The Home for Little Wanderers

Enable Inc.

External Resources

Words Matter: 10 Powerful Things to Say to Your Child

What is Social Emotional Learning?

What To Do If Your Child Is Being Bullied

How parents, teachers, and kids can take action to prevent bullying

How to Teach Kids About Their Feelings

Stress in Children: Signs, Symptoms and Strategies

Developing Self-Control From 24-36 Months

Zero to Three Resources for Families

Teaching your Child to Express and Identify Emotions

Teaching your Child about Feelings (birth-age 2)

Teaching your Child to Cooperate with Requests

Me, You, We Social Emotional Learning for ages 2-5 (Boston Children’s Museum)

Self-care

Postpartum Depression Symptoms

Knowing When to Ask for Help

Depression and Anxiety: How to Identify and Treat Coexisting Symptoms

Mental health of children and parents —a strong connection

Parenting with a Mental Health Condition

Video Resources

Parent Ambassadors: It’s Okay to Ask for Help

Growth Mindset vs. Fixed Mindset

Dr Erum Nabeel Rehman: How To Raise Emotionally Intelligent Kids

Niki Korteweg: How to Protect Your Brain From Stress

Lael Stone: How to Raise Emotionally Intelligent Children

Dr. John Gottman: Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child

Sadhguru: Raise Yourself Before You Raise Your Kids

Sadhguru: How to Raise Your Kid

Sir Ken Robinson: Imagination and Empathy

Speaking From the Heart – A Conversation about Developmental Screening

Parent Ambassadors: Self Care

It is OK to ask for Help