Infant and Early Childhood
Mental Health Consultation

Michigan’s Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (IECMHC) services improve outcomes for young children (birth through five years old), families, earlycare and education providers, and communities.

Welcome

Michigan’s IECMHC (also known as Social Emotional Consultation) is a prevention-based intervention teaming mental health professionals with early care and education providers and families to improve adults’ ability to positively develop children’s social, emotional, and behavioral health from birth through age five.

Michigan’s Department of Health and Human Services directly supports this work, in partnership with local Community Mental Health agencies, and the Michigan Department of Education and local Resource Centers.

For additional information, please submit a comment/question under the CONTACT tab at the top, or email Mary Mackrain, consultant, MDHHS at mackrainm@michigan.gov

Where are IECMHC services located?

Currently, IECMHC services are available in the following 18 counties: Alger, Delta, Detroit-Wayne, Dickinson, Genesee, Huron, Kalamazoo, Lapeer, Macomb Marquette, Menominee Muskegon, Oakland, Saginaw,
Sanilac, Schoolcraft, St. Clair and Tuscola.

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Rigorous Evaluation Showed

  • Children had improved social and emotional skills and fewer instances of challenging behavior.
  • Parents missed fewer days of work and reduced stress.
  • Early care and education providers managed all children’s behavior more effectively and the social emotional quality of care was improved. Additionally, multiple evaluations have found decreases in stress and turnover among providers nationally.
  • Communities benefit because this support ultimately improves children’s school readiness, which decreases costly burdens on the education, mental health, court, and juvenile justice systems.
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