Family Engagement in Mental Health Interventions for Young Children

Preface.- Chapter 1. Family Engagement in Mental Health Interventions for Infants and Toddlers.- Chapter 2. Family Engagement in Mental Health Interventions for Preschoolers.- Chapter 3. Family Engagement in Mental Health Interventions for Children in the Early Elementary School Years.- Chapter 4. Family Engagement in Mental Health Interventions for Children with Developmental Disabilities.- Chapter 5. Family Engagement in Mental Health Interventions for Children with Chronic Illnesses.- Chapter 6. Family Engagement in Mental Health Interventions for Children Who Have Experienced Trauma.- Chapter 7. Father Engagement in Mental Health Interventions for Young Children.- Chapter 8. Promoting Family Engagement in Mental Health Systems of Care for Young Children.- Chapter 9. Equity in Engaging Families in Mental Health Interventions for Young Children.- Chapter 10. Future Directions in Research and Practice.

Laura Nabors, Ph.D., is a professor in the School of Human Services, in the College of Education, Criminal Justice and Human Services at the University of Cincinnati, with more than 20 years of experience in child and family research to promote children's behavioral, social, and emotional functioning. She has expertise in program evaluation and interventions to promote resilience in young children who are developing typically as well as those with chronic illnesses and special needs. Dr. Nabors has published several books on children's mental health, and the current volume adds to the literature by providing new information on use of evidence-based/evidence-informed interventions to promote family engagement to improve the resilience and behavioral, social, and emotional functioning of very young children. This book adds critical information to the literature about family engagement to promote children's well-being and functioning in order to set a course for a positive developmental trajectory for lifelong health.


Jessica Dym Bartlett, MSW, Ph.D., is a developmental psychologist, social worker, and researcher with more than 30 years of research, training and technical assistance, and direct care experience promoting young children's well-being and resilience to trauma and adversity. She is the President and Co-Founder of Thriving Together, a small women-owned business that partners with programs, communities, states, tribes, territories, and the federal government to provide training and technical assistance (TTA) on creating and sustaining systems of care to promote infant and early childhood mental health (IECMH) and family well-being. She has led numerous trainings and communities of practice on trauma and resilience, infant and early childhood mental health, parental stress and depression, staff well-being, child abuse and neglect, and intimate partner violence. She has been awarded more than 25 research and TTA