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Cradled in Care: Nurturing Mental Health from Roots to Peaks

September 18th – September 19th, 2024

NCIMHA’s 2024 Annual Conference will connect professionals from all over North Carolina whose work supports early relationships and child well-being from many different roles. Professionals who work in all scopes of mental health — promotion, prevention, intervention, or leadership — are warmly invited to join us for connection, relationship-building, and professional learning. We will rejuvenate and be inspired as we enhance our capacity to continue the crucial work of supporting young children’s mental health across sectors and systems.

Interested in a scholarsip to attend?  See this link for conference scholarship opportunities and an application.

Conference Objectives

• Create an opportunity for innovative thought leaders from diverse racial, ethnic, geographic backgrounds and roles who represent a variety of communities and areas of expertise to share their ideas
• Engage professionals across all systems and sectors from all across the state of North Carolina who work with, or on behalf of, children birth through five and expectant families
• Strengthen working relationships between professionals across systems
• Create opportunities for professionals to engage in mindful, restorative, reflective activities
• Promote knowledge and skills in Culturally Sensitive, Relationship-Focused Practice Promoting Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health
• Demonstrate our commitment to the Diversity-Informed Tenets for Work with Infants, Children and Families
• Demonstrate our commitment to geographical equity and to centering rural communities statewide by holding this year’s conference in Western NC

Click here to download a PDF with a full list our workshops and presenters.

Target Audience

Our target audience includes all professionals who work directly or indirectly with children 5 and under, their families, and/or pregnant people. We welcome anyone from any field who wants to learn more about Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health, including those in Early Care and Education, Early Intervention, Home Visiting, Healthcare, Child Welfare, Mental Health, Higher Education and Research, Family Support and Parenting Education, and Policy and Advocacy.

We received a record number of workshop proposals this year from every sector of the infant and early childhood mental health workforce such as child welfare, early intervention, research and policy, early care and education and doulas. We feel confident in our ability to provide a high-quality, multidisciplinary learning experience for this diverse workforce of professionals. If your work supports a child prenatal through age six and those who care for them, then this conference is for you!

See you at beautiful Lake Junaluska on September 18th and 19th.

Pricing and Registration

Early Bird pricing no longer available after by July 15th

Standard Rates
NCIMHA Members: $125
Non-member rate: $150

Want to get discounted admission and a ton of other benefits?  Become a member today!

Need hotel reservations?

You can receive NCIMHA’s special group rate if you book a hotel at Lake Junaluska through our referral link before August 19th.   (Subject to availability.  See full terms and conditions on the booking portal.)

NOTE: Our primary hotel at Lake Junaluska is nearing capacity. We will leave the link above as there may be cancellations that free up space.

If you are unable to secure a room, we have reserved a back-up block at Days Inn in Waynesville, just 3 miles away. Please call them at 828-454-9667.

Days Inn, 79 Liner Cover Rd, Waynesville, NC 28786-9713  (See map location.)