ECPAC staff leading this effort: Amy Harrison – amy@ecpac.org or 720-229-9590.
What is Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation?
Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (ECMHC) empowers parents and early childhood professionals to create environments and strengthen relationships that foster healthy social-emotional development for children 0-6.
- ECMHC can be provided for early care and education programs where all staff and children benefit in a home, classroom, or program.
- ECMHC can be provided to support caregivers develop approaches to support individual children who may be having a difficult time in their childcare/preschool setting.
To find out more about ECMHC: click HERE; and Frequently Asked Questions. Prefer to watch a video? English; Spanish
To make a referral for either program or child-specific consultation contact: The ECMH Support Line at 303.866.4202 or click HERE to complete the online referral form.
Video for families (with Spanish sub-titles): click HERE
ECPAC’s ECMHC Community Brief that explains why and how we are working to support early childhood mental health.
Social Emotional Development
Children’s social-emotional development is critical for a strong foundation for school readiness and for life long healthy relationships and problem solving skills. Like all areas of development and skills, social-emotional skills must be taught and nurtured. Learning these skills takes time and is best supported within a healthy relationship with caregivers. Children’s social-emotional development is one of the five protective factors in preventing child abuse and neglect.
To learn more about how you can support children’s social emotional development as well as for brochures for families, click HERE.
Additional resources are available from the Office of Early Childhood. Click HERE.