Welcome

The Kansas Association for Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health is an association of professionals in Kansas who are concerned with the emotional development of infants. KAIMH has three main goals:

• To encourage the realization that infancy is a critical period in the psychosocial/emotional development of individuals
• To disseminate knowledge to its members as well as to combat the sense of isolation of those disciplines working in the infancy field
• To provide information to the general public, which will enhance awareness and bring to public attention the psychosocial/emotional needs of children in the first years of life.

KAIMH is a 501C3 non-profit and is an affiliate of the World Association for Infant Mental Health.  

All In For Kansas Kids, Our Tomorrow Story Bank

Your voice is important.  Are you being heard?

KAIMH is a recipient of the All in For Kansas Kids Grant.  We are collecting stories for the Our Tomorrow’s Story Bank. Please take 5- 10 minutes to share your story. How are you coping? Struggles? Insights? Knowing your perspective gives state leaders valuable information to study and act on. We will meet this challenge together and leverage our strengths to build the future we want. It starts with sharing your story with the Our Tomorrows story bank. You may share your stories often as you like. We’ve included options, so you can add your voice even when you don’t have much time.

Our Tomorrows is not an emergency- response line or a reporting hot line. For non- emergency resources and supports, the Kansas Parent Helpline offers 24/7, confidential information at 1- 800- CHILDREN.

Click on the QR code in the upper corner or click on this link: 

http://ourtomorro.ws/PDGSubgrant-QualityEnhancement

A Statement from the Kansas Association for Infant
& Early Childhood Mental Health (KAIMH) inspired by the Alliance for the
Advancement of Infant Mental Health.

As part of the global infant/early childhood mental health community, we are
committed to deepening conversation and promoting reflection and action to
address ongoing bias, structural racism, and racial violence that impacts the
health and wellbeing of black, indigenous and people of color, babies, young
children and their families.

The KAIMH Board of Directors is committed to anti-racism.  We believe in
the power of relationships to raise a collective voice against racism.  We
stand in solidarity with black, indigenous, and communities of color across the
nation and the world and commit ourselves to mitigating the chronic trauma that
racism has had on generations of children that are black, indigenous, and of
color, their families, and the infant/early childhood workforce.

We hold in mind parents and caregivers of color who are tasked with protecting
and creating a safe space for their babies while also managing their own
emotions, as we also hold in mind the infant/early childhood mental health
workforce of color who strive to hold and comfort families while managing their
own emotions.

We believe that change and healing starts with each one of us.  We must
intentionally examine the ways we contribute to the continuation of dismantling
of racial trauma and structural oppression. KAIMH is committed to ongoing
growth and strategies that promote racial equity and highlight joy, healing,
and liberation.   To this end, KAIMH has created a Race and Social
Justice Committee that is developing ongoing action steps to address systemic
racism and white supremacy within the early childhood mental health
field.  Planned action steps include:

• Share racial
  equity resources with KAIMH’s membership
• Provide racial
  equity professional development opportunities
• Increase knowledge
  and skills of mental health service providers
• Engage community
  partners in anti-racist growth
• Create
  opportunities for reflection and discussion

We must respond with purpose and action.  Our
babies can’t wait.   

With love and hope,
KAIMH Board of Directors, Staff and Committees

Keep Up with KAIMH/News 

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Shared Statement from the Alliance about the separation of children from parents at the borders.

What About the Babies

Join the KAIMH Board!

We need KAIMH members interested in leading our organization into the future!

If you are interested in serving, we are soliciting nominations.

How? Send us a letter of interest and your resume/vita. Let us know why you want to serve on the KAIMH board and what skills and knowledge you would bring to the board.

When? Send your materials by April 10. You will be notified of your nomination status by April 17. The membership will vote on the slate of nominations on May 1 at the Annual Business Meeting.

Send applications and questions to: Peggy Kemp, KAIMH Vice President. peggy@dec-sped.org

Resources & QUICK LINKS

• The Alliance for the Advancement of Infant Mental Health
• CEED – Center for Early Education and Development
• Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University 
• World Association for Infant Mental Health
• Zero to Three
• Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health MI-AIMH

Upcoming Events

Annual Spring Conference:

• April 29-30, 2021 Virtual Conference…see conference page for more details

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