Resources
Hawaii Resources for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health
National Resources for Infant Mental Health
Early Brain Development and Infant Mental Health
This section provides articles and links to organizations which offer current resource information aimed at supporting parents, service providers, policy makers and advocates in promoting the emotional health of infants and young children. The articles immediately below offer basic information on early brain development, the impact of trauma in childhood and how science informs policy.
A number of major organizations are involved nationally and internationally in promoting Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health and provide information for parents, service providers, policy makers and advocates. The following organizations offer up to date articles, videos and seminars related to early childhood mental health – the descriptions below are excerpts from their respective websites.
- Davies, D. (2011). Child development: A practitioner’s guide (3rd ed.). New York: The Guildford Press.
- Fraiberg S, Adelson E., & Shapiro V. (1975).Ghosts in the nursery. A psychoanalytic approach to the problems of impaired infant-mother relationships. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 14(3), 387-421.
- Heller, S. & Gilkerson, L. (Eds.) (2009). A practical guide to reflective supervision.Washington, D.C.: Zero to Three.
- Karen, R. (1994). Becoming attached: Unfolding the mystery of the infant-mother bond and the impact on later life. New York: Warner Books.
- Lieberman A., Padron E, Van Horn P., & Harris, W. (2005). Angels in the nursery: The intergenerational transmission of benevolent parental influences. Infant Mental Health Journal, 26(6), 504-520.
- Barrera (2003). Rocks to Diamonds: Mining the Riches of Diversity for Our Children. Zero to Three, 23(5), 8-15
- Pawl, J. (1995). The therapeutic relationship as human connectedness: Being held in another person’s mind. Bulletin for ZERO TO THREE, 15, pp. 3-5.
- Shirilla, J., & Weatherston, D. (Eds.) (2002). Case studies in infant mental health: Risk, resiliency, and relationships. Washington, D.C.: ZERO TO THREE.