40. Mental Health Moments: Supporting the Social & Emotional Wellness of Our Children

Listener discretion advised. Topics and examples of adverse childhood experiences are discussed.
On this episode, Shanna and Nimeet sit down with early childhood mental health specialists, Renee Stewart and Stephanie Nti, from (The Lourie Center for Children’s Social & Emotional Wellness Head Start program (www.louriecenter.org/LC/progr...) , to discuss the support that can be provided to children and their families through this federally funded program.
Additional Resources for Parents:
Resources for Parents - Circle of Security International (www.circleofsecurityinternati...)
The Circle of Security® Parenting™ program provides parents with resources to help support and strengthen parent-child relationships.
Promising Evidence that Early Head Start Can Prevent Child Maltreatment - Brazelton Touchpoints (www.brazeltontouchpoints.org/...)
A study (researchconnections.org/sites...) completed in 2015, looks at and addresses the number and type of maltreatment episodes and the impact of Early Head Start on child and family involvement in the child welfare system.
Partnering with Fathers (June 2024) - Learn with Us | Brazelton Touchpoints Center (learn.brazeltontouchpoints.or...)
A program that engages fathers in learning strategies to support parents as partners.
How Trauma Affects Kids in School - Child Mind Institute (childmind.org/article/how-tra...)
This article highlights the way in which trauma can affect children in school and how parents and teachers can properly support them.
Multilingual Trauma Resources - Child Mind Institute (childmind.org/guide/multiling...)
Parents, educators and other adults can utilize free trauma resources provided by The Child Mind Institute has prepared free trauma resources to aid in talking to children and adolescents about potentially traumatic events and how to properly support them.
Trauma Types | The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (nctsn.org) (www.nctsn.org/what-is-child-t...)
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network has identified various trauma types for parents, families and educators to understand how a situation may impact a child.
Take a Mental Health Test - Mental Health America (mhanational.org) (screening.mhanational.org/scr...)
Visit Mental Health America to take an online screening test to determine and understand if you are experiencing symptoms of a mental health condition.
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