Strengthening Communities’ Capacity to Support Children & Youth
As CMHC works to ensure each child in the Commonwealth is supported, it includes advocating for change in community access to services and to the wider system.
A system-level change, including the strengthening of mental health parity and increased investment in the behavioral health care system, improve an entire community’s ability to access timely and equitable care while breaking down long-standing barriers. Facilitation of collaboration across agencies is critical to this work. Children and families do not live in a vacuum, and it is imperative to acknowledge the intersecting roles different systems play in supporting a family.
Facilitating Inter-agency Collaboration and
Supporting Systems-wide Changes
Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH)
We’re advocating for issues pertaining to IECMH with an emphasis on breaking down silos to promote family and infant and early childhood social and emotional well-being as foundational to development. We’re supporting projects and partnerships that strengthen the early childhood workforce and encourage interagency collaboration on issues related to IECMH. We are also prioritizing legislation that supports the development of young children in school.