Early Childhood Mental Health: the Importance of Caregiver Support in Promoting Healthy Child Development and Clinical Interventions for Children
November 6, 2023
Health Management Associates (HMA) has partnered with the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) Technical Assistance Coalition to produce a series of briefs that characterize the opportunities to improve coordination of services for children.
The significance of caregiver support for healthy early childhood outcomes is highlighted in this brief “Early Childhood Mental Health: The Importance of Caregiver Support in Promoting Healthy Child Development and Clinical Interventions for Children written by HMA experts Christina Altmayer, Caitlin Thomas-Henkel and Uma Ahluwalia. This brief explores the role of Medicaid in advancing early childhood child mental health outcomes, the importance of caregiver support in promoting healthy child development, and innovative practices aimed at increasing access to supports.
