Center for Mental Health Promotion
Current Focus
Provide information that can help parents and caregivers enhance the experience of raising a child by gaining a better understanding of how the relationships with their children develop. Responsive and sensitive interactions are key to this. This site includes articles and links to websites about parent-child interactions that can better inform how to navigate the challenges that may be encountered by parents, particularly those that may be out of conscious awareness.
Articles and sites that focus on the factors that contribute to sensitive and responsive care for children. Resources for the typical Challenges that parents may encounter in raising children is also here, as well as Parent Resources and Support Programs.
This section features past support devoted to increasing the understanding of the attachment process through research, the sponsorship of conferences, and the development of media projects. It also lists the recipients of the
Mental Health Strategies and Resources
List of articles and sites that address the current state of mental health in this country along with strategies that, if implemented widely, could promote mental health in children and their families. Included are organizations that advocate for programs and policy changes that could enhance early relational health. Also listed are efforts to integrate mental health care in pediatric practices.