Early relational health benefits caregivers too! When adults feel supported and confident, babies thrive. Learn how parents can build confidence: bit.ly/4hIVlPH
#CelebrateBabiesWeek #InfantMentalHealth

Special Time FREE Booklet - Hand in Hand

Even a few minutes of focused “special time” with your baby—talking, singing, or just being together—can make a big difference. Learn more from Hand in Hand Parenting: bit.ly/47lN1QX #CelebrateBabiesWeek #InfantMentalHealth

DEC Community of Practice (CoP) Spotlight: Infant Mental Health

Learn more and join the CoP: sbee.link/yx47vpnmuc

#InfantMentalHealth #EarlyChildhoodEducation #BePartOfEI

🌟 New #PyramidModel website from our Parent Infant & Early Childhood Team!
✨ Free tools (English & Spanish) for teachers & admins bringing SEL into classrooms.
🔗 s.uconn.edu/pyramid-guide
🔗 s.uconn.edu/pm-handouts
#EarlyChildhood #SEL #ECE #InfantMentalHealth #UConnSSW

White graphic has large teal quotation marks with purple text that reads the parent-child connection is the most powerful mental health intervention known to mankind. Bessel Van der Kolk. There are two illustrations of different parents with their children.

During the first 1001 days, from conception to age 2, babies’ growing brains are shaped by their experiences.  

Every smile, every cuddle, every contact and every connection lays the foundations for future development.  

#IMHAW2025 #MentalHealthMatters #InfantMentalHealth

Multi-Cultural Family Base (MCFB) | LinkedIn Multi-Cultural Family Base (MCFB) | 346 followers on LinkedIn. Who We Are Multi-Cultural Family Base is a voluntary organisation providing a range of services to diverse children, young people and th...

#imhaw25 #Whoisholdingthebaby #infantmentalhealth #antenatalbonding #earlyconnection #SecureStart #FiveXMore #motherhoodgroup

Thanks to the William Grant Foundation for funding this work!
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This week is Infant Mental Health Awareness Week, check out hse.ie for list of free events for parents and families in Cork & Kerry. Also Read LENUS' HSE publication "Infant mental health network groups" evaluation on IMH
#IMHAW2025 #InfantMentalHealth #MentalHealth #HSE #OpenAccess

Spending time together in green spaces can positively influence adult #mentalhealth and #InfantMentalHealth, and nature-based interventions can help facilitate this 🌿🌳🍃

We are excited to be in the final stages of writing our Scoping Review during #InfantMentalHealthAwareness week. Coming soon! 🎉

It's #InfantMentalHealthAwareness week, and #InfantMentalHealth is at the heart of our SPIRE project 💕.

Supporting conversations around parent-infant relationships is crucial to support #IMH in the #First1000Days. Watch this space for more information about SPIRE coming soon! #IMHAW2025

Infant Mental Health Awareness Week: June 9–15, 2025

"Who is holding the baby?" reminds us how vital early support is for infant mental health.

Learn more: https://parentinfantfoundation.org.uk/our-work/imhaw

#IMHAW2025 #InfantMentalHealth #CEGo

Research shows us that our first 1001 days are the most important. Our early intervention at Home-Start acts as a building block for a child’s development.

Want to know more? Watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7taRqgb_v8E

#IMHAW2025 #MentalHealthMatters #InfantMentalHealth

White graphic with purple text that reads Infant Mental Health Awareness Week with a graphic of purple baby feet with hearts. There is an orange circle with a photo of a baby sat on his mum's knee smiling, she is looking at him. At the bottom is the Home-Start logo and the IMHAW logo.

Today is the start of #InfantMentalHealthAwarenessWeek 💜

An important week to us at Home-Start that aims to raise awareness of infant mental health and the importance of early intervention support. 

#IMHAW2025 #MentalHealthMatters #InfantMentalHealth

Join the DEC Infant Mental Health Community of Practice on Tuesday, March 11th, 2025, 2:00 - 3:30 PM Eastern for the next quarterly meeting!
Learn more about the CoP: sbee.link/hkmenfaqbj
Register for the meeting at: sbee.link/4uf8xw3crn
#InfantMentalHealth #EarlyIntervention

The recording of last month's book talk w/ Lana Shklyar Nenide & Kate Sweeney, 2 editors of "Uniting Infant Mental Health & the Pyramid Model," is now available!

🔗 s.uconn.edu/book-talk

#UnitingIMHandPMbook #InfantMentalHealth #PyramidModel #InnovationsInstitute #WIAIMH #BrookesPublishing

Join us TOMORROW for a #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth event with 2 co-editors of Uniting Infant Mental Health & the Pyramid Model!

🗓 May 22 | 🕐 2–3PM ET
💻 Free virtual event – register: s.uconn.edu/book-talk

#InfantMentalHealth #PyramidModel #EarlyChildhood #BookTalk

🌟 New resource alert! Our team recently launched a free #PyramidModel guide + tools for early childhood educators—available in English & Spanish.
📎 Website: s.uconn.edu/pyramid-guide
📌 Handouts: s.uconn.edu/pm-handouts
#EarlyChildhood #InfantMentalHealth #PyramidModel #TeachingTools

🎉 Love Uniting Infant Mental Health & the Pyramid Model? Don’t miss this FREE event w/ Lana Shklyar Nenide, MS & Kate Sweeney, MSW!

🗓 May 22 | 2pm EST
💬 Explore how IMH + PM = stronger support for young children & families

🔗 Register: s.uconn.edu/book-talk
#InfantMentalHealth #PyramidModel #IECMH

In honor of #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth, join us for a convo with editors of Uniting Infant Mental Health & the Pyramid Model on how these 2 frameworks come together to support young children & families.
📅 Register: s.uconn.edu/book-talk
#InfantMentalHealth #PyramidModel #IECMH #EarlyChildhood

Fun day today with one of my favourite collaborators @zoedarwin.bsky.social filming a piece about our research evaluating BDCT’s Ready to Relate intervention @familywellbeinguoy.bsky.social #parentinfantrelationships #infantmentalhealth #perinatalmentalhealth #readytorelate

Children making hand prints with brightly coloured paints

Fundamental changes to Scotland’s care system are needed say researchers, following a study of almost 500 young children in foster and kinship care led by @profminnis.bsky.social & @nspcc.bsky.social

#FosterCare #ChildrensHearings #InfantMentalHealth

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Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures - World Health Day 2025 @who.int launches a year-long focus on maternal and newborn health, postnatal care and more.

See how Children North East supports babies, and families to grow up happy and healthy.

#HealthForAll #HopefulFutures #InfantMentalHealth

Excited to be here on Bluesky! Looking forward to building new connections and growing the infant mental health community together. Let’s share knowledge, support each other, and advocate for the wellbeing of babies and families! #InfantMentalHealth #BlueskyCommunity #SpèirGorm

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: DEC Infant Mental Health Community of Practice Meeting 2025. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Please note: Community of Practice Events do not include certificates of attendance.

Professionals in #InfantMentalHealth - if you're looking for a place to connect with new colleagues in the field, join the DEC Infant Mental Health Community of Practice meeting today at 2:00 PM Eastern Time!

#impactreport #charity #charityimpact #children #babies #howwehelp #northeast #northeastcharity #newcastle #supportingchildren #endpoverty #youngpeople #mentalhealth #infantmentalhealth #childmentalhealth

New Healthi Kids campaign urges parents to bond with children early The Healthi Kids Coalition at Common Ground Health launched its first early childhood focused campaign.

Nice coverage by WXXI News of our new campaign with the Healthi Kids Coalition. More to come on this important initiative in 2025! #LoveFromTheStart #InfantMentalHealth
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Hey those passionate about #earlylife #parenting #infantmentalhealth and more - follow the powerhouse that is @parentinfantfdn.bsky.social 😍

A number of factors can influence dyadic synchrony between mother and infant in the first year of life. Our systematic review identified a number of social determinants of health as well as biological factors.
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#Parent-InfantRelationships #InfantMentalHealth

Lorestry has been previously recognized by the Information is beautiful awards for our creation of baby feelings trees.

How is your baby feeling today?
#infantmentalhealth

@infobeautiful.bsky.social

Really helpful starter pack of follow suggestions for anyone interesting in #infantmentalhealth and parent-infant relationships. Thanks @karenjbateson.bsky.social! #IMH #DevelopmentalScience #ChildPsych

Photo of an Infant Mental Health Strategy with a museum in the background

Congratulations Newcastle on the new Infant Mental Health Strategy.

A pleasure to come along to your hugely successful event.

Great progress in a year since our North East strategy development event.

#InfantMentalHealth #BabyWeek #ListeningToOurBabies #ParentInfantRelationships #StartForLife