O to 8 Mental Health
Collaborative
Update and Work
Highlights
Revised October 2012
Organizations working together to develop a
multi-disciplinary, qualified and supported
workforce and a more responsive service
system to promote the social and emotional
wellbeing of all pregnant women and young
children, with particular attention to children
with special needs, challenging behaviors and
children impacted by family mental health
issues.
Rooted in Early Childhood Mental Health
Best Practices
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All trainings are related to
State recognized InfantFamily Early Childhood
Mental Health
competencies
Participants are provided
certificates with
hours/training strands
recorded
Continued guidance from
Internationally
recognized experts:
Kristie Brandt, Linda
Brault, Mary Claire
Heffron, Dr. Bruce Perry
Sown and Grown in Partnership
First
5
Humboldt
RCAA
Changing
Tides
FS
South
Bay
SD
RCRC
CAPIT
NCS
0 to 8
MHC
Hospice
of
Humboldt
HCOE
Cutten
School
District
CAPCC
HSU
DHHS
Free or low cost quality
trainings in Humboldt
County
 Portfolio Building toward
IFECMH Certification
 Follow up and support post
trainings via the 0 to 8 MHC
Network, Clinician’s
Support Group and
Resiliency Quarterly
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Supported By A
Qualified
Workforce
How does Beth’s &
Meg’s work relate?
A Growing and Improving
System
Supportive and
Responsive
Relationships For All
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Omi on the road, in the newsletter, via email, phone and on Twitter
Inclusion work at playgroups, in the
newsletter, via e-mail, phone & home visits
Parenting Counts, Connections, Family
Child Care Inclusion Pilot & MAC Family
Support
Technical assistance, training and support
to PFS programs
Post training support utilizing Reflective
Supervision and Appreciative Inquiry
models
High Quality
Early Learning
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Parents as first teachers emphasis
Family Child Care Pilot Project
Bottom Line Best Practices at PFS
programs
Training and support to Community
Transition Teams
Ongoing outreach to early childhood and K2 teachers via 0-8 MHC Networking, CPIN
and HCOE
Targeted
Prevention
& Early
Intervention
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Inclusion work with specific families at playgroups and the MAC
Outreach and collaboration with local agencies who support families
needing early intervention
CONNECTIONS, Understanding Your Newborn Classes
Informal assessment and referral to appropriate resources
(developmental intervention, parental mental health, housing or other
basic needs crises, etc)
Supporting PALS participation at FUN Center
Technical assistance to schools regarding children impacted by
trauma
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HCOE Crisis response
Intensive
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Increased Inclusion Support
to specific families
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Collaboration with Itinerate Teachers whose students
attend playgroup
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Technical assistance to organizations such as CASA
and schools regarding early childhood mental health
and children impacted by trauma
Interventions
Providing Reflective
Supervision/
Coaching
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Communicating with Mary Claire Heffron
regarding training opportunity and technical
assistance for Humboldt County
Awaiting the arrival of the new training video
Exploring Reflective Supervision and
Facilitation (required training material for the
IFECMH Endorsement Process)
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Informed
Strong
Growing
Respected
Sustainable
For more information about this
Collaborative contact Meg
Walkley,
mwalkley@humboldt.k12.ca.us
(707) 441-2015