Early Childhood Mental Health Consulting Program
CFA’s Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant (ECMHC) is an initiative to provide mental health support to children in grades Pre-K to 2nd Grade in school and/or home environments.
Research demonstrates the developmental gaps children in this age range have been experiencing due to the stressors the Covid pandemic has caused. School administrators and staff can utilize this program in a way that fits their school’s and student’s specific and unique needs.
For parents or caregivers
ECMHC can help families with all of their unique and specific needs! Would you like some help connecting to community resources? Do you experience challenges within your parent-child relationship? Does your child struggle with tantrums at home? Would your family benefit from learning new strategies to manage stressors? EMCHC can help families with all of their unique and specific needs!
ECMHC Family Support
- In-home care coordination and connecting families to community resources
- Family assessment and engagement in evidence-based practices, such as Parents as Teachers (PAT) or Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)
For Schools
School administrators and staff can utilize CFA’s ECMHC program in a way that fits their school’s specific and unique needs.
Classroom Support
- Social Emotional Learning (SEL) classroom lessons, supplemental to SEL curriculums already in place, with a focus on gaining empathy, compassion, and interpersonal skills.
- Classroom observations and assessment to identify areas for growth. The teacher and clinician will collaboratively create a classroom support plan to address classroom dynamics.
Student Support
- Individual student assessment/observations and implementation of a Student Success Plan. This may be used as an intervention within the school’s SRBI process.
- Referrals for additional supports if needed
Family Outreach
- In-home care coordination and connecting families to community resources
- Family assessment and engagement in evidenced-based practices such as Parents as Teachers (PAT) or Parent Child Interactional Therapy (PCIT)
Referrals
School staff or administrators, please click here to submit referral form
Parents or caregivers who would like to refer for in-home support/services and/or would like to learn more about the program services, please click here to submit a referral/inquiry form
ELIGIBILITY & FEES
Services are available at no charge and open to families and schools in Groton, New London, and Ledyard school districts.
No person shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination in the Agency’s programs or activities on the grounds of race, color, national origin, or disability. Provision will be made to assist clients who are members of national origin minority groups with language differences. Additionally, provision will be made to assist clients who are hearing impaired or have other special needs.