Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Evaluation
Description
A problem-solving and capacity-building intervention implemented within a collaborative relationship between a professional consultant with mental health expertise and one or more individuals with other areas of expertise - primarily child care, child development, and families - or individuals with child care responsibilities. (Cohen & Kaufmann, 2000; 2005).
Purpose
The purpose of the project is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Program that is being implemented across the state of Maryland. In addition to the overall effectiveness of the program, we will examine whether particular aspects of the program are associated with positive short-term and long-term outcomes of the young children, parents, and early care and education (ECE) providers who receive consultation services.
Faculty and Staff
- Bruno J. Anthony, Ph.D., Director of Research and Evaluation, Center for Child and Human Development, Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine
- Deborah F. Perry, Ph.D., Research Associate Professor, Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development
- Sharon Hoover Stephan, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine
- Sarah James Nadiv
- Saaniya Bedi, Research Assistant
Consultant Resources
To download your resources including measures, please click here.
Webinars
Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Evaluation - April 9, 2010
Training Documents
- Training PowerPoint Presentation
- Measures Summary Chart
- Overview
- Logic Model
- Evaluation Team Ratings of Pre-School Climate Scale
- Liaison Map
Reports
Participating Early Childhood Mental Health Programs
- Abilities Network
- Apples for Children
- Arundel Child Care Connections
- Baltimore City Child Care Resource Center
- Child Care Choices
- Child Care Resource Center Howard County
- Lower Shore Childcare Resource Center
- Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services
- Prince George's County Resource Center
- Project Rights Steps
- Southern Maryland Child Care Resource Center
Affiliations
Contact Us
Sarah James NadivProject Coordinator
Innovations Institute
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Department of Psychiatry
Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Office: (410) 706-5764
Fax: (410) 706-6220
Email: snadiv@psych.umaryland.edu
Other Helpful Links
- Questions and Answers (coming soon!)
- Evaluation Liaison Contact Information
- WEBINAR Presentation from 4/6/2009 - updated 4/15/2009
- WEBINAR Recording Streaming Audio from 4/6/2009 *
- WEBINAR Recording Download Audio from 4/6/2009 **
- Georgetown University Resources (coming soon!)
- ECMHC Training Guide (coming soon!)
- ECMHC Toolkit (coming soon!)
Resources
*Note regarding streaming audio: The audio is played as it is received over the internet and does not get stored permanently in the computer. However, there may be brief interruptions in the audio as it is downloaded.
**Note regarding downloading audio: The audio can be played after it is fully downloaded onto the computer and can be saved or deleted after use. The listener will have to wait for the entire file to download before he or she can listen, but the listener should be able to hear the entire clip without interruption.