Early Childhood Mental Health Program fosters healthy emotional, social, and psychological development in children aged birth to six years, helps them succeed in school, and gives them the tools to reach their full potential.

As one of the few mental health agencies working to help very young children recover from the effects of childhood trauma, our goal is to create strong families and foster families and, ultimately, to create a more vital community.

Through a variety of child treatment and parent and caregiver counseling programs, we have helped many families remain intact and able to nurture their children at a critical time in their development.

A revised collection of resources to interest parents, students, and professionals. Good article: Supporting Infants and Toddlers with Challenging Behavior, Lise Fox, Ph.D. – University of South Florida A new presentation on the value of early intervention in the form of a slide show. A new Stanford article "How to Build a Better Brain."

We are starting 2008 with a generous grant from the San Francisco Foundation to build our capacity to provide mental health services to children living in Richmond and other parts of West County who are abused, neglected, or seriously emotionally disturbed, focusing on serving more children of working poor families who are not eligible for MediCal funding.