Early Childhood Mental Health
Sesame Street has a large library of supports for young children and their caregivers on working through life's tough times. The newest resource is on "Parental Addiction".
Whole Child Matters Initiative
Do you have a child with challenging behavior at your early childhood program? Are you unsure how to help him or her?
The Whole Child Matters initiative promotes a strong mental health foundation for children in an effort to reduce preschool and kindergarten expulsions. Services include on-site interventions and child/family-focused help to parents, teachers and staff.
When a child struggles with behavioral or emotional challenges, their performance in school may be negatively impacted. Whole Child Matters works to help young children in preschool through third grade cope with these challenges. We also extend our services to parents and guardians through our optional parenting groups. Both this program and our parenting groups are offered at no cost to the community.
Call (440) 285- 3537
Provides Early Childhood Mental Health Consultants who team with early childhood providers and families in and out of the classroom to assist with effective responses to disruptive behaviors for children aged 3-5 . This service is offered in both Lake and Ashtabula Counties.
Call (440) 358- 7370
Ohio's Preschool Expulsion Prevention Partnership
The Ohio Preschool Expulsion Prevention Partnership is a free, statewide program that aims to reduce the rate of expulsions in preschool age children.
This FREE resource is available for:
Any licensed preschool or family child care provider licensed by Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) or Ohio Department of Education (ODE)
Head Start programs
Private preschools
The Ohio Preschool Expulsion Prevention Partnership will:
Come to your program site to provide support within 48 hours of your request
Provide tools and resources for providers on ways to manage challenging behaviors through observation, modeling specific strategies and information on specific topics
Link you to helpful, free Ohio Approved Trainings (Trainers will coordinate to offer they're sessions in accordance with your schedule).
Call (844) 678- 2227
The Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OhioMHAS) provides cross-system leadership through its Early Childhood Mental Health (ECMH) initiative that supports evidence-based training to equip parents and caregivers of young children with the skills to help their children develop into mentally healthy people.
These videos illustrate some of best practices that will guide and inform professionals engaged in early child development, treatment and consultation.