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Here you will find featured articles from other sources that relate to the practice of infant mental health; the influence of MI-AIMH and its members; and developments in local, state, national and world policies and practices that are important to professionals in the infant-family field.

WAIMH Edinburgh 14-18th June 2014 Congress website and abstract submission open: Dear Colleagues, We are delighted to announce that the 14 th World Congress of the World Association for Infant Mental Health website and abstract submission system are now on-line...
Michigan Releases Toolkit for Families, Communities to Understand Young Children's Social and Emotional Health: Here is a wonderful new resource for parents and providers that you might find useful, Michigan's Social and Emotional Tool Kit, 0-8 years...
Death From Infant Sleep Positioners: From Medscape William T...
Which Medications Are Safe During Pregnancy?: From Medscape Joanna M...
Women's beliefs in pregnancy tied to infant maltreatment, harsh parenting of toddlers: From DoctorsLounge...
How will you be raising awareness about Early Childhood Social and Emotional Health?: May 9, 2013 is National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day, and this edition of The Baby Monitor is dedicated to marking this event and the importance of early childhood social and emotional health...
New CDC Study of Vaccine Doses and Autism: Concerns about childhood vaccinations and the risk for autism persist for many parents and some members of the public...
President's Budget for Babies: Friends & Colleagues: I just received the latest edition of The Baby Monitor e-newsletter from the ZERO TO THREE Policy Network...
WAIMH pays a special tribute, personal and professional, to Daniel Stern in the Winter 2013 issue of Perspectives in Infant Mental Health: D. Weatherston, Editor and H...
NEWS!! Babies Matter to our National Health!: http://www...
Three Forums to Discuss Federal Mental Health Policy: US State Senator, Debbie Stabenow, invites leaders from the community to join her for one of three forums she am hosting to brief Michigan's mental health community and other local leaders on recent developments regarding federal mental health policy...
Endorsed Professionals: Time to Renew!: Renewing Endorsement If you are endorsed (IMH-E®) by MI-AIMH at any level, you are required to submit an Annual Renewal Form no later than January 31, 2013...
Data Driven Detroit Releases 2012 State of Detroit's Child Report: January 22, 2013 The Skillman Foundation commissioned Data Driven Detroit, or D3, as it is commonly known, to create the State of the Detroit Child Report, an annual comprehensive data view of Detroit children from birth to age 18...
Starfish Family Services in Need of Baby Power Volunteers: Details: We are looking for volunteers for our Baby Power group...
MI-AIMH and Endorsement League colleagues celebrate the end of 2012 with its annual Endorsement Activity Summary: Click here for full report...
Daniel Stern has died. A message to all in the infant mental health community.: To MI-AIMH members and friends of the infant mental health community: On behalf of MI-AIMH, I would like to let you know that Prof...
T. Berry Brazelton's Blog Posts: As forwarded by Dr...
Information on Proposal 5 from MCMCH: From the Michigan Council on Maternal and Child Health (MCMCH): The Danger of Proposal 5 Six statewide proposals will be on the ballot on November 6th...
Deadline for MI-AIMH Conference Workshop and Student Poster Proposal is fast approaching!: Call for Proposals & Student Posters MI-AIMH invites proposals for two-hour workshops...
Pediatrician's Musings on Newborn Care for First Two Months: Slumpin' and Sashayin' Gregory Lawton, MD, Pediatrics, General, 09:00AM Oct 3, 2012 The parents of a newborn, one or two days home from the hospital, usually look beaten...
Child Welfare Pilot Targets Birth through Five-Year-Olds: From Michigan Council for Maternal and Child Health: DHS Receives Federal Title IV-E Waiver For Child Welfare Project The Michigan Department of Human Services will pilot a program designed to keep at-risk children ages birth through 5 years in their homes safely, rather than entering the foster care system...
IDA Training Now Available On-line: Announcing IDA Training in Live Webinar Course There is a new training option for learning the Infant Toddler Developmental Assessment (IDA)...
Call for Workshop and Student Poster Proposals for 2013 MI-AIMH Conference: We hope you can join us for the biennial meeting of the Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health...
North Carolina's Messaging Around the Importance of a Child's First 2000 Days: North Carolina's Partnership for Children has launched a website designed to generate support for early learning by highlighting that there are only 2,000 days from a child's birth to the first day of kindergarten...
Taxpayers save $100,000 for every Detroit child given tools to succeed in school: First-of-its-kind study helps policy makers, non-profits, business leaders measure a per child return on investment in early childhood programs...
U.S. Pertussis Outbreak Could Be Worst in Half Century: From Reuters Health Information By Laura L...
Developmental Screening in Children: Promoting Healthy Development and Catching Problems Early: From Medscape Public Health > Perspectives in Prevention From the American College of Preventive Medicine Jacqueline Sedgwick, MD, MPH Increased Risks for Developmental Delay During Early Childhood The early years provide the foundation for a child's future development in most aspects of life, including health, academics, and social and emotional well-being...
Primary Care Management Effective for Postpartum Depression: Author: Fran Lowry From Medscape Medical News > Psychiatry July 16, 2012 — Primary care physicians can effectively screen, diagnose, and manage postpartum depression when given the right tools and education, new research shows...
Genesee County's Infant Mortality Rate Lowest in 25 Years: From Michigan Council for Maternal and Child Health: Genesee County's infant death rate has dropped to an all-time low, according to new data from the Department of Community Health...
Preterm Birth Rates and Infant Death Rates Drop: From WebMD Health News Author: Denise Mann July 13, 2012 — The U...
Excellent New Series on Infants in Poverty on Michigan Radio: Jennifer Guerra and Dustin Dwyer of Michigan Radio have started a new, 3-year series called the State of Opportunity...
Support the work of MI-AIMH with a tax-deductible donation: Are you searching for an organization where the impact of your donation dollars can last a lifetime? Then consider contributing to the Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health...
CTI Announces Its 2012 Training in Child-Parent Psychotherapy - Distance Learning Option Available: Clinicians who have a special interest in Early Childhood Mental Health and who want to expand their knowledge in the theory and treatment of stress and trauma will find this cutting-edge program of value...
Far-away Father’s Day for parents in uniform puts focus on balancing military, family life: From CNN.cm Opinion by Tova Neugut, Kate Rosenblum, and Mike Erwin Special to CNN As Americans celebrated Fathers Day, few were likely aware that close to 2 million children have at least one parent who serves in the armed forces...
Don't Miss the May/June Special Issue of the Infant Mental Health Journal: Current Issues and Practices in Early childhood Mental Health Consultation: Issue edited by: Deborah F...
It's here! The Endorsement Application System (EASy): MI-AIMH is very pleased to announce that our web-based system for creating, submitting, and reviewing Endorsement portfolios is ready! The link to begin your application is https://easy...
A dance of partnership between professionals and families with children with disabilities - Janice Fialka, LMSW, author: Important new release: Parents and Professionals: Partnering for Children with Disabilities - A Dance That Matters Janice M...
Babies Share the Burden!: Federal Policy Update Once Again, What It Means When Babies Must Share the Burden On Thursday, the House of Representatives voted to slash several entitlement programs important to low-income families and individuals...
The American Academy of Pediatrics Offers Great Tips to Promote Social and Emotional Health!: Here are some great tips for parents, child care providers and pediatricians to promote early childhood social and emotional health from the American Academy of Pediatrics...
Deborah Weatherston Awarded Sonya Bemporad Award: A note from MI-AIMH President, Joan Shirilla: It is my great pleasure to announce that Deborah Weatherston, Executive Director of the Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health, is being awarded the Sonya Bemporad Award on behalf of the World Association for Infant Mental Health in recognition of her significant contributions to the advancement of social and public policies that contribute to the mental health and overall benefit of infants, toddlers, and their families...
New Training DVD on Reflective Supervision Now Available for a Special Price!: Reflective Supervision for Infant Mental Health Practitioners This video features 4 spontaneous, unrehearsed reflective supervision sessions providing a unique window into reflective supervisory experiences and offering opportunities to consider essential elements of reflective process...
Love key to brain development in children (from CNN Health): http://thechart...
Winter 2012 Issue of MI Child Welfare Law Journal Features MI-AIMH Authors: The Michigan Child Welfare Law Journal is the official publication of the State Bar of Michigan Children's Law Section...
The Genetic Ripple Effect of Hardship: From the Wall Street Journal (wsj...
Support for Parents of Multiples in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Terri S. Clinger, MSN, RN, CPNP-PC; Jacqueline M...
Alan Sroufe's Op-Ed in NY Times About ADD & Ritalin: In the January 29, 2012 Sunday New York Times, L...
MI-AIMH Represented on Detroit Public Television's "Vital Signs": Deborah Weatherston, MI-AIMH Executive Director, and Carol Oleksiak, Director of VCE/Detroit Wayne County CMH Agency will represent Infant Mental Health on Vital Signs...
Deadline to Renew Membership and Endorsement is January 31: The beginning of the year can be a busy time...
Delayed Introduction of Solid Foods: Delayed Introduction of Solid Foods William T...
Changes in Endorsement Fees Now in Effect: Beginning on January 1, 2012, the Preliminary Application Fee for Infant Family Specialist (Level II) went up from $15 to $20...
Obesity in teen years may be blamed on mother/child relationships: From CNN Health: Permalink Obesity in teen years may be blamed on mother/child relationships The mother-child relationship has always carried a lot of weight...
Deadline for Level III and IV portfolios extended to January 9: The written examination for Endorsement as Infant Mental Health Specialist (Level III) or Infant Mental Heath Mentor (Level IV) is offered twice a year...
MI-AIMH Members - Protect Developmental Screening for Infants and Toddlers!: MI-AIMH members: We need YOU to make your voice heard on an important issue that could affect the ability of vulnerable infants and toddlers to receive early and ongoing developmental screening...
Raise Your Voice for Babies: Dear Member of Congress: We are writing to you today as professionals who work on behalf of infants and toddlers...
Wiley Holiday Discount for MI-AIMH and WAIMH Members: As a special way of saying Happy Holidays, our publishing partner, Wiley-Blackwell, is extending to you a 40% discount on virtually all John Wiley & Sons print books*...
MI-AIMH Has a New Blog!: MI-AIMH has started a new blog to facilitate a virtual conversation about infant mental health and home visiting...
MI-AIMH Members be alert to Speaking for Kids-Michigan's Children's staff blog!: Details on how to subscribe may be found on our blog at www...
New ADHD Guidelines Include Broader Age Range: http://www...
Endorsement Q&A Conference Calls: Interest in the MI-AIMH Endorsement® has grown rapidly over the last 2-3 years! That is the very good news...
MI-AIMH 2011 General Membership Meeting: MI-AIMH members were invited to the October 14, 2011 meeting where MI-AIMH's Board of Directors, Executive Director, Associate Director, Training Institute Coordinator, Statewide Liaisons, and Committee Chairpersons met for the Annual Membership Meeting for updates on MI-AIMH's many areas of focus and amazing accomplishments...
Be sure to look for these new publications from MI-AIMh Professionals!: Stacks, A...
Breastfeeding and Reduced Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis: From Medscape News: http://www...
Incorporating Mental Healthcare Into Routine Postpartum Nursing is a Promising Approach for Reducing Depression in New Mothers: From Medscape http://www...
MI-AIMH and Detroit-Wayne Co CMH Awarded Flinn Foundation Grant: MI-AIMH partnered with the Detroit-Wayne County Community Mental Health Agency to apply for grant funds that will support the development an infant mental health training curriculum for specialists in the coming year...
On-line course from University of Minnesota based on MI-AIMH Competencies: If you are looking for infant mental health competency-based learning opportunities, please consider these on-line courses developed by endorsed colleagues at the University of Minnesota's Center for Early Education & Development (CEED): CEED welcomes registrations for our fall 2011 sessions of online courses...
Economic Payoffs of Preschool Education Story on NPR: Preschool: The Best Job-Training Program http://www...
MI-AIMH Members Take Note: A Special Publication Devoted to Infant Mental Health!: Michigan colleagues, Hiram Fitzgerald, PhD and Deborah Weatherston, PhD, and Joshua Sparrow, MD co-edited the August issue of "Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care", Vol 41, Number 7...
Office of Great Start at the MI Department of Education (MDE) is Selecting a Deputy Superintendent to Lead the Newly Created Office: Dear Early Childhood Partner: We are making progress in creating the Office of Great Start at the Michigan Department of Education (MDE)...
Special IMH Issue of Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care Journal: Announcing the release of a special issue useful for specialized IMH course work, advocacy work or collaborations across disciplines, especially between health and mental health providers...
Babies in the Balance: Now is the Time to Be a Big Voice for Little KidsTM: From ZERO TO THREE'S Policy Network: In 13 days, the federal government will run out of borrowing room and default on its debt if legislation is not passed to raise the debt ceiling...
Another Great Video from ZTT on How Budget Debate Affects Babies: The August 2nd deadline for raising the debt ceiling is fast approaching, and the current debate in Congress continues to focus on significantly changing the structure of budgeting...
Julie Ribaudo is Recognized by Social Work Students at the U of M as 2010-11 Professor of the Year!: The University of Michigan, School of Social Work Student Union awarded Julie Ribaudo, LMSW, IMH-E®, the 2010-2011 Professor of the Year Award...
A Pediatrician's Perspective on Infant Feeding: From Medscape Pediatrics Starting Solid Foods: Are We Doing It Right? An Expert Interview With Alan Greene, MD Laurie Scudder, DNP, NP; Alan Greene, MD Editor's Note: The epidemic of overweight and obesity in American children is no longer news...
WAIMH: 13th World Congress Plenary Speaker Arnold Sameroff: The first WAIMH congress to be held in Cape Town, South Africa is less than a year away with the central theme of Babies in Mind – The Mind of Babies...
Contact your US Representative to support funding for WIC: From Michael Petit, President Every Child Matters Education Fund The House seeks to cut $832 million from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), a program that provides food assistance to low-income mothers and children...
Effective January 1, 2012 the Infant Mental Health Journal will look different!: Hiram E. Fitzgerald, Ph...
In a major step forward for young children, Arne Duncan and Kathleen Sebelius, U.S. Secretaries of Education and Health and Human Services, announced today that they will dedicate $500 million to the Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge (RTT-ELC).: Federal Policy Baby Blog May 25 2011 12:59 pm Early Learning Challenge Receives $500 Million In a major step forward for young children, Arne Duncan and Kathleen Sebelius, U...
Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Current State of Treatment: http://www...
Talk to Your Legislator Today: Restore the Full MI Earned Income Tax Credit: Recently, Governor Snyder made a compromise to restore part of the MI Earned Income Tax, which will give $25 per child to parents who would have qualified for the EITC...
Governor Snyder establishes and sets an ambitious new goal for early childhood in special message on education reform in Michigan: Of special interest to professionals working with families during pregnancy, infancy and through 8 years of age, Governor Snyder addresses the intent to establish a coherent system of health and early learning that is inclusive of attention to cognitive skills, emotional well-being, social competence, physical and mental health to success in school...
University of Michigan Mini-Course: Theory and Practice of Infant Mental Health: Instructor: Julie Ribaudo When: Thursday and Friday, June 2 & 3, 8:30 a...
MI-AIMH Central Office Recognition: The MI-AIMH Executive Board and the MI-AIMH Central Office staff are pleased to recognize Nichole Paradis for her exceptionally fine contributions to the MI-AIMH leadership team for the past 5 years by naming her the MI-AIMH Associate Director and Endorsement Coordinator, effective April 1, 2011...
Membership Cards Will Not Be Mailed; Call MI-AIMH for Your Number: MI-AIMH membership cards were not mailed this year to conserve paper and postage...
An important letter to Governor Rick Snyder as he prepares his message to the Legislature on education in April 2011, urging him to incorporate critical investments in infant and early childhood services.: March 9, 2011 To: Michigan Governor Rick Snyder Re: Learning Begins at Birth - Early Childhood as a Critical Piece of a Prenatal to Age 20 Education System The undersigned organizations applaud your call in the State of the State Address for a P-20 education system, and especially for the recognition that a P-20 system must begin prenatally (not just with pre-school) to help ensure that children begin life as healthy as possible...
Youngest Kids Rarely Get Help for Early Mental Disorders: http://psychcentral...
2011 Legislative and Administrative Policy Agenda from Michigan's Children!!: The Governor released his first budget proposal on Thursday...
Stop the Cuts! Babies Can't Wait!: It may be Valentine's Day, but love is not in the air on Capitol Hill as Congress heats up the debate about funding for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2011...
How Are the Children?: Excerpt from Michigan's Children: By Jack Kresnak “How are the children?” is the proverbial African greeting...
VIDEO: WHEN HAROLD MET ERICA: Posted by The New Yorker This week in the magazine, David Brooks writes about the new sciences of human nature...
Autism and the MMR Vaccine, Revisited: From Medscape http://www...
A New Resource for Infant and Early Childhood Specialists: Don't miss the November 2010 issue of the Journal of ZERO TO THREE, "Putting Reflective Supervision Into Practice...
Breaking news from Zero to Three: From The Baby Monitor (Zero to Three's newsletter on policy and advocacy issues) Senate Doesn't Take Up Omnibus Spending Bill By now most of you have heard the disappointing news that, in spite of all our hard work, our youngest children experienced a significant setback last week...
The Baby Monitor: Celebrating Infant-Toddler Policy in 2010!: ACT NOW: ASK YOUR SENATORS TO PROTECT EARLY CHILDHOOD FUNDING! The clock is winding down on the 111th Congress with early childhood funding still in jeopardy, and your Senators need to hear from you NOW to protect critical gains for our youngest children...
MI-AIMH Recognized by Zero To Three: STATE POLICY UPDATE -- Zero To Three Thirteen States Have Adopted Michigan's Infant Mental Health Competencies and/or Endorsement for Workforce Development In recent years, a number of states have taken steps to ensure that professionals working with infants, toddlers, and their families are knowledgeable and skilled in promoting social-emotional development...
Time to call the Whitehouse: ZERO TO THREE Policy Network: Time to Call the White House Time to Call the White House! Take Action! Critical Funding for Young Children At Risk of Cuts Congress returns on November 29 and could decide on critical funding for child care and Head Start/Early Head Start by the end of the week...
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Harvard reports that 'positive early experiences provide a foundation for sturdy brain architecture': From a series of brief summaries of essential findings from recent scientific publications and presentations by the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University...
Large Disparities Found in Giving Babies the Right Start: Report from Michigan's Children, Jane Zehnder-Merrell or Judy Putnam at (517) 487-5436 Nearly half of Michigan’s babies are born to mothers in cities or communities larger than 25,000...
Free download available from ZERO TO THREE: Many of you may be familiar with ZERO TO THREE and their wonderful journal...
You CAN Make a Difference for Michigan's Children: During this election cycle, there are several things that we would encourage you to do whether it is for local, state or federal offices...
Preterm Birth and Reduced Birthweight in First and Second Teenage Pregnancies: Authors: Ali S Khashan; Philip N Baker; Louise C Kenny Abstract Background: Higher risks of preterm birth and small for gestational age babies have been reported in teenagers...
Gov Granholm proclaims Sept 9, 2010 as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day: Governor Granholm has proclaimed September 9, 2010 as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Awareness Day in the State of Michigan...
Infant Mental Health Service Provider Directory Updated!: We have now posted to our website a list of all the infant mental health service providers in Michigan...
NEW IMH Faculty Registry Online!!!: MI-AIMH has a NEW, user-friendly Infant Mental Health Faculty Registry, which lists individuals who have earned Level III and Level IV endorsement and are qualified to provide engaging, competency-based trainings and/or reflective supervision in the state of Michigan and beyond...
MI-AIMH Represented on Great Start for Kids Blog: MI-AIMH's Executive Director, Deborah Weatherston, was invited as the first guest blogger on Michigan's Great Start for Kids website...
Check out this important information on the upcoming Sandbox Party Convention! The Convention will be held next Thursday (August 26th) at Michigan State University.
Bonnie Daligga, MA, IMH-E is off to Ireland!: Bonnie Daligga is off to Ireland for one year in Dublin to develop IMH services in a northern neighborhood through partnership with MI-AIMH and IRISH colleagues/IMH specialists, Catherine Maguire, MA, IMH-E® and Rochelle Matacz, MA, IMH-E®...
MI-AIMH Represented in Zero to Three's Issue on Home Visiting: The July 2010 issue of the Journal for ZERO TO THREE is titled, "Home Visiting: Past, Present, and Future...
Can a mother's affection prevent anxiety in adulthood?: This is a fabulous article about the importance of motherly affection...
Senate LHHS Subcommittee Summary: The Senate Labor Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee has approved its FY 2011 mark (read Summary)...
Management of Depression During Pregnancy- The Controversy Continues: Maria Rodriguez, MD, Ob/Gyn & Women's Health, 01:47PM Jul 8, 2010 Balancing the wellbeing of the mother and developing fetus is a central challenge of obstetrics, and management of depression is one area where the balance between concerns is especially difficult to maintain...
A Snapshot of the NEW Supporting Relationships for Infants and Toddlers with Two Homes by Betty Tableman: As many of you are aware, we have a fabulous new publication that targets judges and court personnel, child welfare and mental health professionals and parents...
The MI-AIMH Endorsement Registry is finally online!: We have finally posted the names of everyone who is currently endorsed at all levels in the state of Michigan! This list includes those who have been endorsed for almost a decade, as well as those who earned their endorsement in the last few weeks...
Michigan's Sandbox Party: Nichole Paradis and Sarah Crockett represented MI-AIMH at a press conference on July 1st in Lansing for ECIC's new push for legislative action and funding for the birth to five population in Michigan...
Managing Depression among Ethnic Communities: A Qualitative Study: From Annals of Family Medicine John Furler, MBBS, FRACGP, Grad Dip, PhD; Renata Kokanovic, PhD; Christopher Dowrick, MD, FRCGP; Danielle Newton, Grad Dip, PhD; Jane Gunn, FRACGP, DRANZCOG, PhD; Carl May, PhD, AcSS Abstract Purpose Clinical care for depression in primary care negotiates a path between contrasting views of depression as a universal natural phenomenon and as a socially constructed category...
MI-AIMH has a NEW Facebook Page! Add us today!!!: The Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health is now of Facebook as a non-profit organization! We will use our page to inform people about upcoming trainings & events, as well as post pictures and news articles for people to view...
Product Recall: Drop-side Cribs: Recall Date: June 24, 2010 Name of Product: Drop-side cribs Companies/Brands: Evenflo, Delta, Jardine, Simmons, Million Dollar Baby, LaJobi, Child Craft The Hazard: The cribs' drop sides can malfunction, detach or otherwise fail, causing part of the drop side to fall out of position, creating a space into which an infant or toddler can roll and become wedged or entrapped, which can lead to strangulation or suffocation...
MI-AIMH's Case Studies in Infant Mental Health: Risk, Resiliency & RelationshipsBook,: MI-AIMH is proud to report landmark sales for the Michigan case studies book, "Case Studies in Infant Mental Health: Risk, Resiliency & Relationships", published in 2004 by ZERO TO THREE...
Carla Barron is 2010 Recipient of the Esther Dean Callard Award: On Tuesday, June 15, the Metro Detroit Chapter of MI-AIMH held its annual meeting...
Adverse Psychosocial Experiences in Childhood Predict Age-Related Depression: From Medscape http://www...
Important Annual Member Meeting to Vote on Changes to MI-AIMH ByLaws and Articles: MI-AIMH members, please mark your calendars for MI-AIMH's Annual Meeting...
Study Finds Dads Suffer Postpartum Depression: From NPR's All Things Considered on Tuesday May 18 http://www...
MCCF has a Facebook page! Please add them as a friend!: As many of you know, MI-AIMH is a member of the Michigan Coalition for Children and Families...
Upcoming Changes to Endorsement Requirements and Fees (Effective 10/01/10): MI-AIMH would like to make you aware of the following upcoming changes, effective 10/01/10: --Change in Endorsement® Processing Fee for Infant Family Specialist (Level II) After much deliberation, the Endorsment Committee voted to increase the Endorsement Processing Fee for those applying for Level II Endorsement from $50 to $100 for all portfolios submitted after September 30, 2010...
Death of Stanley I. Greenspan: A message from ICDL: It is with great sorrow that we share with you the news that Stanley I...
Speak out for Babies!! Save CCEP!!: All MI-AIMH Members: The Child Care Enhancement Program (CCEP) will be eliminated as of September 30, 2010 unless you act TODAY and contact your legislators about the importance of this program and why it needs to continue...
Proposals for Workshops - 2010 Early On Annual Conference & Faculty Colloquium: Early On is seeking proposals for workshops at the 2010 Early On Annual Conference & Faculty Colloquium, to be held October 21st and 22nd at the Kellogg Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan...
Rare but Real: Stroke in Infants: Appearing in the March/April 2010 edition of Stroke Connection, a newsletter of the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association...
Make Michigan's Children and Families Your #1 Priority! Take Action Now!: Two priority messages from the MI-AIMH Social Action Committee: Priority Issue #1: Michigan's young children are the victims of Michigan's continuing budget crisis...
Panel on Infant Mental Health at UM School of Social Work: Tuesday, March 9 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm Location: Educational Conference Center of the School of Social Work at 1080 S...
Depression Common Among Low-Income, Urban, Postpartum Mothers: For the full article, please go to http://cme...
NEW! Infant Mental Health Consultant Competencies: As more practitioners and programs seek providers of reflective supervision/consultation, often as a part of seeking Endorsement, it became clear that it would be helpful to have a companion to the Best Practice Guidelines for Reflective Supervision/Consultation...
NEW! Infant Mental Health Service Provider Directory for Michigan: Thanks to Sarah Crockett (UM MSW Policy Intern at MI-AIMH), we are pleased to announce a statewide directory of programs that offer infant mental health services...
A request for help in Haiti: This request comes from MI-AIMH member Jan Ulrich who lived in Haiti some years ago and is very familiar with the Haitian Community Hospital caring for babies and young children...
MI-AIMH Received Two Generous Conference Donations: MI-AIMH received two generous donations totaling $1,000...
Breaking News for Babies! from ZTT's The Baby Monitor: BREAKING NEWS FOR BABIES: President Requests Increased Funding for Key Infant-Toddler Services President Obama released his FY11 budget request this morning, indicating his priorities for funding for the fiscal year that runs October 1, 2010-September 30, 2011...
News Brief from the MI-AIMH Central Office: Check out news from the MI-AIMH Central Office and what MI-AIMH has been busy with for the past few months!
Adverse Psychosocial Experiences in Childhood Predict Age-Related Depression: From Medscape at: http://www...
Idaho Uses Economic Stimulus Funds to Promote Infant Mental Health: From ZERO TO THREE'S Policy and Advocacy Newsletter: The Baby Monitor The Idaho Secure Beginnings workgroup recently took an important step in helping the state's early childhood workforce build core knowledge and skills about the social-emotional health of very young children...
Clinical Risk Factors May Predict Depression During Pregnancy: From MedscapeCME Clinical Briefs For the full story, please go to: http://cme...
Early Education and Development Online Courses Winter/Spring 2010: The University Of Minnesota Center for Early Education and Development announces its roster of Online Courses for Professional Development...
New Book Alert! Roaming Free Inside the Cage by Bill Schafer: Bill Schafer's new book, "Roaming Free Inside the Cage", is now in print and available at Barnes & Noble or Amazon...
Early Childhood Mental Health Services: Four State Case Studies: The following Project Forum document was recently prepared under Federal Cooperative Agreement H326F050001: • Early Childhood Mental Health Services: Four State Case Studies Click here to link to the document: http://projectforum...
Neonatal Scale Predicts Developmental Delays in Early Childhood: Please go to this link on the Medscape website for a full story on the use of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Network Neurobehavioral Scale (NNNS): http://cme...
Children Must not be Casualties of Compromise: A Critical Week for Health Care Reform: This week is probably the most critical week in the Senate for Federal Health Reform...
The playtime's the thing A debate over the value of make-believe and other games in preschool classes is deepening as more states fund programs: By Emma Brown Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, November 21, 2009 On a recent Thursday, 5-year-old Estefani Lovo Rivera took charge of a make-believe hair salon in her preschool classroom at Oakridge Elementary in Arlington County...
Youth Law Center Honors Kate Rosenblum, PhD, MI-AIMH Board Member: On December 9th, the Youth Law Center is holding its Annual Loren Warboys Unsung Heroes Reception in San Francisco...
Betty Tableman was Inducted into the MI Women's Hall of Fame on October 21, 2009!: Major Contributions and Accomplishments We are deeply honored to nominate Betty Tableman for induction into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame...
Prenatal SSRIs Linked to Problems in Newborns: From Medscape Medical News CME News Author: Janis Kelly October 14, 2009 — Infants of mothers who took selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) during pregnancy are at greater risk for preterm birth, a low 5-minute Apgar score, and admission to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), according to a report in the October issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine...
Training: Infant Mental Health Theory & Practice: Don't miss this training! It will be live at Center for Excellence in Southgate and broadcast from Amway Grand Plaza in Grand Rapids! Presented by: Carol Oleksiak, LMSW, IMH-E*IV and Karol Wilson, LMSW, IMH-E*III October 27-28 and November 17, 2009 (2 locations -- Southgate and Grand Rapids) Participants will learn: 1...
Physicians Are Talking About: New Evidence Indicating Chronically Depressed Preschoolers Stay Depressed: Author: Nancy R...
McKinney Diversity Fellowship: Hear ye! Hear ye! The Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health invites members who are interested in applying for the 2010-2012 McKinney Diversity Fellowship Award to step forward and contact your MI-AIMH Chapter President or your Chapter Liaison to the MI-AIMH Board...
American Academy of Pediatrics Updates Flu Recommendations: News Author: Laurie Barclay, MD CME Author: Charles P...
$1.2 Billion in Cuts Accepted: Speaker of the House, Andy Dillon (D-Redford), has reached an agreement with Majority Leader Mike Bishop (R-Rochester) to accept the $1...
Exciting News!: Betty Tableman, our Betty, will be inducted into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at the Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center in East Lansing...
Depression and Pregnancy: New Report Weighs Treatment Options: News Author: Deborah Brauser CME Author: Laurie Barclay, MD August 24, 2009 — A joint report from the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) aims to provide a new resource for clinicians who care for pregnant women who either have or are at risk of developing major depressive disorder...
CELEBRATE BABIES AND NURTURING RELATIONSHIPS!: October 26-30, 2009 MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION FOR INFANT MENTAL HEALTH MI-AIMH enthusiastically invites all members, friends and chapters to celebrate babies and nurturing relationships during the week of October 26-30, 2009! Each celebration may be big or small - a brown bag lunch, a cross-disciplinary team meeting, a video/DVD from the MI-AIMH/WAIMH Media Library, a clinical discussion group, an advocacy lunch, a half-day endorsement training with a local IMH trainer, a reflective practice group - whatever you wish...
BABY CAUCUS POLICY ALERT!: Congressional Baby Caucus: The Congressional Baby Caucus, co-chaired by Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Denny Rehberg (R-MT), was officially launched on July 14th with an inaugural briefing to salute military families with infants and very young children...
MI-AIMH Infant Crier - Summer Issue: The Summer Issue of the Infant Crier is out...
New CDC Recommendation: All Children Should Receive Annual Seasonal Flu Vaccines: News Author: Martha Kerr July 27, 2009 — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, is changing its recommendation for annual seasonal influenza vaccination for children aged 6 months to 18 years to a "full recommendation," Anne Schuchat, MD, director of the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, announced...
Welcome for New CTF Executive Director: The Michigan Children's Trust Fund (CTF) proudly announces the appointment of its new Executive Director, Michael Foley...
Paternal Depressive Symptoms During Pregnancy May Predict Excessive Infant Crying: News Author: Laurie Barclay, MD CME Author: Charles P...
NAEYC Children's Champions: New Early Learning Challenge Fund Legislation Could Leverage Improvements in Early Childhood Programs Representative George Miller (D-CA), the Chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, introduced the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, which includes the Early Learning Challenge Fund, a new competitive grant program to states to improve their systems of early childhood education for children birth to five, with the goal of increasing the number of low income and disadvantaged children infants, toddlers, preschoolers in high quality programs...
The Obama Education Agenda: Preparing the Next Generation for a Lifetime of Success: By Kittredge, Betsy Miller A key piece of President’s Obama’s education agenda is supporting comprehensive and effective early learning programs for children from birth to age 5...
Mental Health Issues in Pregnancy and Options for Treatment: From Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health Ann M...
MI-AIMH Training Institute Coordinator!: On June 19, 2009, the MI-AIMH Board of Directors approved a 3-year allocation of funds to support a new initiative, the MI-AIMH Training Institute...
Screening at 2 Months Identifies Most Women With Postpartum Depression: June 15, 2009 — Using a well-child visit to screen for postpartum depression 2 months after delivery will catch the majority of women likely to develop the condition within the first 6 postpartum months, new research suggests...
More Action is Needed to Move Lawmakers: The House is NOT expected to vote today, but could vote as early as Tuesday next week, on the Supplemental to restore $1 million in 0-3 program funding for child abuse and neglect prevention programs aimed at fostering family functioning through home-visitation, parent-education programs, and community referrals...
MI-AIMH announces the selection of Hiram Fitzgerald, Ph.D., as the new Editor of the Infant Mental Health Journal: The Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health (MI-AIMH), in collaboration with representatives from the World Association for Infant Mental Health (WAIMH), is very pleased to announce that Hiram Fitzgerald, Ph...
Celebrate Michigan Authors and MI-AIMH Members: The Infant Mental Health Journal & Journal for ZERO TO THREE! The May-June 2009 issue of the Infant Mental Health Journal (Volume 30 No...
Pacifier Use May Not Adversely Affect Breast-Feeding Duration or Exclusivity: News Author: Laurie Barclay, MD April 15, 2009 — Pacifier use may not adversely affect breast-feeding duration or exclusivity, according to the results of a systematic review reported in the April issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine...
MI-AIMH Honors Wayne County Director: News Release...
MI-AIMH Membership tops 500!: This is a remarkable step for the promotion of infant mental health!
MI-AIMH Board Member Receives Award from MiAEYC: Wood receives lifetime award from children's association The Michigan Association for the Education of Young Children announced the awarding of the Betty Garlick Lifetime Achievement Award to Jackie Wood...
Join us on Facebook!: MI-AIMH is now on Facebook...
Multiple Birth Increases Postpartum Depression Risk: By Caroline Cassels April 6, 2009 — Women who give birth to more than 1 infant at a time have a 43% greater risk of having postpartum depressive symptoms compared with those who have singleton births, a large population-based study shows...
Babies and Very Young Children Matter: Zero to Three Conference Call on Using Stimulus Funds for Young Children: On Wednesday, March 18, the Zero to Three Policy Center held a conference call to discuss the various planning tools available to states who want to use the economic stimulus funds to support infants, toddlers, and their families...
Zero to Three has just released a new: Policymaking is not an easy job, and policymakers need concise, practical information to use when crafting policies to address pressing social issues...
Endorsement Exam and Portfolio Deadlines: Next Endorsement Examination: Friday September 11, 2009 Infant Mental Health Specialist (Level III) and Infant Mental Health Mentor (Level IV) candidates must submit a professional portfolio no later than July 17, 2009 in order to take the exam on September 11, 2009...
U.S. Lagging Behind Many Other Nations on Infant Mortality Rates: Healthy Behavior, Healthier Babies: From Medscape, Feb 27, 2009 by Kim Krisberg "Like other startling health statistics, the U...
Dr. Bruce Perry speaks about trauma on Oprah: Each year in the United States approximately five million children experience some form of traumatic experience...
Family Voices Awards Fialka-Feldman Family of Michigan and Others with Lifetime Achievement: Recipients Selected for Work on Special Health Care Needs and Disabilities Family Voices Awards
Michigan's Babies and Kids Weekly Updates: Michigan Council for Maternal and Child Health is made up of member organizations who all share the same commitment to the health of Michigan's children and families...
MI-AIMH Publication on US Health and Human Services Website: The Children's Bureau Express is an on-line digest under the US Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families...
MI-AIMH now seeking Assistant Endorsement Coordinator: MI-AIMH has posted for a part-time/contractual Assistant Endorsement Coordinator position for 20 hrs per week...
BREAKING NEWS FOR BABIES: House Economic Recovery Package Includes Significant Investments in Young Children: The Baby Monitor - Zero to Three Policy and Advocacy News Join the Zero to Three Policy Network Yesterday, the House of Representatives unveiled its economic recovery package, one of the first steps in efforts to spur the economy and protect the well being of our country's children and families...
Infant Mental Health Journal Search for New Editor: Dr. Joy D. Osofsky has edited the Infant Mental Health Journal (IMHJ) for more than 25 years...
Judge Weiss of Genesee County Dies: Judge Robert Weiss, age 69, died Wednesday January 7, 2009...
Infant Mental Health Journal: The Infant Mental Health Journal is copyrighted by the Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health and is the official journal of the World Association for Infant Mental Health and all of its member Affiliates...
MI-AIMH Endorsement leaders from 3 state affiliate partners who purchased licenses to use the MI-AIMH Competency Guidelines and the Endorsement shared exciting news last week regarding the very successful use of the MI-AIMH Competencies and Endorsement to: Click here to read more.
MI-AIMH Board Member, Norma Eppinger, has been promoted to Deputy Director and Interim Executive Director of the Michigan 4C's following the retirement of Mark Sullivan.: Click here to read more...
Angels in the Nursery: The Intergenerational Transmission of Benevolent Parental Influences: Fraiberg and her colleagues (1975) introduced the metaphor "ghosts in the nursery" to describe the ways in which parents, by reenacting with their small children scenes from the parents' own unremembered early relational experiences of helplessness and fear, transmit child maltreatment...
2009 Selma Fraiberg/Betty Tableman/Emerging Scholar/Researcher Awards: MI-AIMH invites any and all involved in work with very young children and families to carefully consider who best exemplifies the work begun by Selma Fraiberg and the ongoing work of Betty Tableman...
ZERO TO THREE Seeks Consultants for Military Communities: ZERO TO THREE seeks 10 qualified consultants to provide training at selected military communities engaged in ZERO TO THREE's training and technical assistance programs...
Our Celebration Continues: The celebration continues with Barack Obama's election as our next President of the United States...
Michigan Coalition for Children and Families: The Kidventional Wisdom Newsletter: #1 Advice for candidates to keep children in mind 10 Things a Candidate Can do to Make Kids Priority 1 in Michigan Michigan Listen: Ask local children's organizations to brief you on the status of and needs of children in your community or state...
Celebrate Babies and Nurturing Relationships with MI-AIMH: October 27-31, 2008: The MI-AIMH Executive Board, Training and Membership Committees enthusiastically invite all MI-AIMH chapters to celebrate babies and nurturing relationships during the week of October 27-31, 2008! Each chapter celebration may be big or small - a brown bag lunch, a video/DVD from the MI-AIMH/WAIMH Media Library, a clinical discussion group, a half day training with a local IMH trainer, a reflective practice group - whatever you wish...
State Theatre in Traverse City to Host Motherbaby Film Festival: Beginning Wednesday October 15, the State Theatre will host the Motherbaby International Film Festival...
Kids Priority 1 Website for Election Advocacy: The Michigan Coalition for Children and Families (MCCF has launched a new initiative, Kids Priority 1, to make children and youth THE priority during the 2008 election and the next legislative session and budget cycle...
MI-AIMH membership moves to calendar year: MI-AIMH’s membership is growing! In response, we have aligned the membership year with the calendar year—January through December...
Call for Proposals for the 2009 Conference: Call for Proposals for the 2009 conference, Healing Relationships: Preventing the Transmission of Intergenerational Trauma (April 26 through April 28, 2009 in Ann Arbor, MI) is now available! The Call for Workshop and Student Poster Presentations are available for download here...
New RAND Study on Investing in Early Childhood Programs: The RAND Corporation has published a new paper entitled The Economics of Early Childhood: What the Dismal Science Has to Say About Investing in Children, by M...
The Infant Crier - a special issue on fatherhood: MI-AIMH is now offering a digital download of the Winter 2008 issue of Infant Crier, featuring 'fathers'...
Borrowing Babies is a Bad Reality: The Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health believes that it is the responsibility of our organization to speak up and convey what the reality of this “social experiment” is for the babies involved...
Colina Foundation Gift Funds Translation of Wheels: MI-AIMH has received a gift of $3,000 from the Colina Foundation toward the production of a Spanish translation of MI-AIMH's Pre-School Stages Wheels...
The Minds of Babes: Infant mental health pioneer stresses early bonds: Read about Infant Mental Health Mentor, Joan Shirilla, in the Traverse City Record-Eagle...
Betty Tableman honored with Public Citizen of the Year award: Friends and colleagues gathered at the Michigan Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers Annual Conference to honor Betty Tableman with the Public Citizen of the Year Award...
Infant Mental Health Journal: Click to see the Infant Mental Health Journal flyer...
Julie Ribaudo interviewed in the Public News Service: Read about it at the Public News Service site...
Deborah Weatherston joins University Outreach and Engagement at Michigan State University: Deborah Weatherston, PhD has been invited to join University Outreach and Engagement at Michigan State University as a Community Senior Fellow...
MI-AIMH Endorsement Receives National Award: The Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health (MI-AIMH) has received a national award from The Annapolis Coalition on Behavioral Health Workforce Education for innovative educational practice in the area of Child and Adolescent workforce education...
U. S. Children's Issues Get Some New Funding: Caitlin G. Johnson , OneWorld US NEW YORK , Oct 6 (OneWorld) - While the $700 billion financial rescue package is capturing headlines, child advocates across the country are quietly cheering some recent successes in Congress -- including significant reform to the child welfare system -- while raising concerns about a setback that may leave many homeless children without services they need...
Special MI-AIMH Membership Offering!: New members may join MI-AIMH July through December, 2009 at the special 1/2 price member rate of $30...
The Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health (MI-AIMH) proudly announced the birth of the MI-AIMH Training Institute!: On June 19, 2009, the MI-AIMH Board of Directors approved a 3-year allocation of funds to support a new initiative, the MI-AIMH Training Institute...
WAIMH's 12th World Congress -: World Association for Infant Mental Health (WAIMH) "Infancy in Times of Transition" 12th World Congress June 29 - July 3, 2010 Leipzig, Germany The online submission site is now open...
MI-AIMH members and friends, read about Michigan's state budget process & steps to get involved to better understand how taxpayer money might be prioritized and spent on behalf of children and families.: Michigan's Children is a statewide, independent voice for children and their families...
Don't miss ZERO TO THREE's July 2010 issue about home visiting!: Journal of ZERO TO THREE: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families July's Topic: Home Visiting: Past, Present, and Future Michigan authors - Nichole Paradis and Carla Barron write about ethics and infant mental health home visiting...
Another marathon budget process leaves MI infants and young children at increasing risk.: Dear Crime Fighters and Allies: In another marathon budget process, state lawmakers went up to the wire in passing the remaining agency budgets...
Babies and toddlers can suffer mental illness, seldom get treatment: Youngest among poor and abused children face highest risk.: WASHINGTON*--Infants and toddlers can suffer serious mental health disorders, yet they are unlikely to receive treatment that could prevent lasting developmental problems, according to research published by the American Psychological Association...
DECA Infant, Toddler & Preschool Training!: Michigan Department of Community Mental Health and Michigan Department of Education continues to work together to offer a DECA 0-5 Training opportunity...
2011 Annual Bowling for Babies Fundraiser: Metro-Detroit Association for Infant Mental Health needs your help in raising funds to help provide professionals who work with Metro Detroit's parents and infants with: Free and Low Cost Trainings Special Programs Scholarships Awards Print flier...
New Resources to Download from ZERO TO THREE: Infant-Early Childhood Mental Health: The ZERO TO THREE Policy Center is pleased to announce a new resource on infant-early childhood mental health policy...
WAIMH pays special tribute to Daniel Stern!: WAIMH pays a special tribute, personal and professional, to Daniel Stern in the Winter 2013 issue of "Perspectives in Infant Mental Health," D...