SAVE THE DATE! November 18 - 20, 2009 2009 Annual Conference Meeting the Needs of Young Children and Families This year's theme is "Every Moment Matters"

SAVE THE DATE! June 2-3, 2009 Inaugural Broward Healthy Start Maternal Child Health Institute Promoting a Healthy Start for Mothers, Infants and Toddlers

Our vision is that one day all children will be emotionally healthy, equipped to learn, and nurtured to develop their full potential.

Our purpose is to help implement this vision by defining the need, investigating what interventions are most effective, translating these research findings into public policy, integrating infant mental health services into current programs throughout the state, building a cadre of infant mental health specialists, establishing training opportunities, securing adequate, on-going funding, and continuing to evaluate the long-term impacts in the community.

Our work diligently addresses the needs, develops a plan, secures the resources, and provides services necessary for strengthening the emotional development of young children. A brighter future for Florida's children can be achieved with a greater investment and collective commitment to prevention and early intervention.

For more information, download:
Florida's Strategic Plan
for Infant Mental Health
in PDF format.

What is infant mental health?
in PDF format.

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World Association for Infant Mental Health
	The next World Congress for Infant Mental Health will take place June 29 to July 3, 2010 in Leipzig, Germany. Please find all important congress information on the following web page: www.waimh-leipzig2010.org Program Committee: Chair: Neil W. Boris (USA), Kaija Puura (Finland), Hiram E. Fitzgerald (USA), Kai von Klitzing (Germany), Palvi Kaukonen (Executive Director, WAIMH) Local Organizing Committee: Chairs: Kai von Klitzing and Karl Heinz Brisch Time Schedule of the call for submission process: July 2009 Opening of electronic submissions: November 2009 Deadline for submissions: November 2009 Start of online registration: February 2010
Infant Mental Health Conference
	Early Learning Coalition Presents the Foundations of Early Social and Emotional Development Birth to 3 Speakers Include: Will Blechman, MD Kathryn Shea James McHale, PhD Shari Iovino, LCSW All Childrens Hospital Education Conference Center Friday, July 31, 2009 8:30 am - 4:30 pm For more information click on the link below: IMH2009 in PDF format.

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