Mental health of Giordano, K., Garro, A., Rosen, G.

, &
Gubi, A. (2017). Early childhood mental
young children health and the school psychologists.
Communique, 46(3), 1, 27-30.
 1 in 4 children between 0-5 are at risk of
developmental, behavioral or social
delay.

80-90% of children with mental health

problems

Statistics
9-15% - high levels of behavior or social-
emotional problems

10.4% of pre-K teachers reported

expulsion of preschoolers
 • Failure to identify and
address these mental
Scope of early health issues in the
childhood mental earlier years can have
significant impacts on
health problems subsequent
development.
 • Externalizing
behaviors reflect in
difficulties playing and
Short term effects interacting with peers.
• Internalizing problems
affect play and peer
relationships.
 • Mental health in young children
lead to adverse developmental
trajectories into adolescence and
adulthood.
• Defiance, Aggression, rule
Long term effects breaking and other forms of
violence in adolescence leads to
substance abuse, antisocial
personality and variety of
distractive behavior disorders in
adulthood.
 Denial

Lack of cohesive
public policy
Obstacles

Lack of
personnel
Implications
for school School psychologists
working with other
School psychologists Interventions
becoming more
psychologist professionals
(consulting and
involved in IDEA Part
C activities.
s collaborating) to
advocate for
policies.
Pyramid model
 Infant mental health
endorsements: For culturally
sensitive, relationship –
focused practice promoting
Other Infant Mental
intervention
s
Four pathways of
endorsement
Infant and
early Early childhood mental health consultation (ECMHC)

childhood
Two main types

Child and family centered consultation

mental Programmatic consultation

health
https://www.iecmhc.org/documents/Day_in_the_Life_MH_Consultant.pdf

consultation
Putting it all
together
Questions?