Please visit the Center of Excellence for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (CoE for IECMHC) to learn and explore additional resources on IECMHC in all settings. Launched in 2019, the CoE for IECMHC is run by the Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development and funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration
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Five Action Steps to Address Maternal Depression in Head Start ProgramsWhile roughly 15% of new mothers suffer from maternal depression, the rates are much higher in families with lower incomes. In fact, 52% of mothers in the Early Head Start research study reported high levels of depressive symptoms (Administration for Children and Families, 2002). Maternal depression interferes with a mother’s ability to be responsive to her new babies and makes parenting toddlers and preschoolers more difficult. Head Start programs have a lot of resources available to them to address this issue. Here are some action steps and resources that programs can take to reduce the impact of depression in the families they serve.
Click on the icons below to read more about each action step and to access resources to help you working with mothers and their families.
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