
Imagine all the resources this newborn will need over his lifetime. A loving, nurturing relationship from the start will help him be an independent, healthy, contributing member of our society in the future.
ACES (Adverse Childhood Experiences Study)
- About the CDC-Kaiser ACE Study
- Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Trauma in Young Children: What we know and what we can do. June 2019
Early Childhood Practitioner Tip Sheets. Office of Planning, Research & Evaluation, U.S. Department of HHS
- Tips for Promoting Self-Regulation When Working with Infants
- Tips for Promoting Self-Regulation When Working with Toddlers
- Tips for Promoting Self-Regulation When Working with Preschoolers
- Tips for Promoting Self-Regulation When Working with Young Children in Home Settings
Workforce Development Resources
- NCIMHA Early Childhood Workforce Development Report
- NCIMHA EC Social-Emotional Competencies
- NCIMHA ECWD Exec Summary
- NCIMHA ECWD One-page Summary
- Quick Guide for NCIMHA SE Competencies
Nurturing the Brain Resources
- Summary of the three training modules
- Click here to access the training materials (external)
- A brief background about Nurturing the Brain
NCIMHA Talking Points with NC Policy Makers
Websites
Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University
- The Science of Early Childhood
- Early Childhood Mental Health
- A Decade of Science Informing Policy
- The Foundations of Lifelong Health
- Spanish Resources
Zero to Three
FrameWorks Institute
- Early Childhood Development
- Child Mental Health
- Changing the Conversation on Public Problems: A Beginner’s Guide to Strategic Frame Analysis
The Heckman Equation
Alliance for Early Success
The National Association for the Education of Young Children
First 2000 Days
Smart Start – North Carolina Partnership for Children
The Ounce of Prevention Fund
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration
Children’s Bureau—An Office of the Administration for Children and Families
Videos
Dr. Dan Siegel, clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine and the founding co-director of the Mindful Awareness Research Center at UCLA, provides a brief overview of each of the four attachment types in the four videos directly below: Secure, Insecure Avoidant, Insecure Ambivalent, and Insecure Disorganized.
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