Center for Mental Health Promotion
The Focus of the Center is on sharing knowledge about parent-child interactions that can both enhance responsive parenting as well as derail it. Emphasized are the types of 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.
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.
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 Bowlby- Ainsworth awards.