Celebrating 35 Years of Advancing Infant Mental Health
and Supporting Professionals Who Make It Possible.
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Who We Are
The New Jersey Association for Infant Mental Health (NJ-AIMH) envisions a competent cadre of professionals across disciplines that support the care and development of infants, young children, and their families in New Jersey.
What We Do
We promote the formation and development of multidiciplinary professionals in this field, create supportive partnerships with families, and collaborate with state-wide stakeholders.
About Endorsement
NJ-AIMH Competencies and Endorsements are here!
Verifications that applicants attain a level of education, participate in specialized trainings and more…
Recent News
Children’s Books for Israeli, Jewish, Palestinian, and Muslim Representation
Many people have been asking for books to read to children to ensure representation of Jewish and Israeli families as well as Palestinian and Muslim families right now. It is important that we keep representation at the forefront of what we do and embrace humanity....
Beyond Reflection: Advancing Reflective Supervision/Consultation (RS/C) to the Next Level
This paper focuses on reflective suprevision/consultation in the infant and early childhood mental health field. Authored by Noelle Hause, Senior Manager of IECMH Professional Development & Sara LeMoine, Senior Director, Professional Innovations Division, ZERO TO...
IECMH Clinical Workforce Solution Pathways
We are pleased to remind you of a 5-part graphic from ZERO TO THREE! IECMH Clinical Workforce Solution Pathways was co-created by stakeholders from around the country to capture the myriad of pathways of influence and opportunity related to increasing the size,...
Diversity-Informed Tenets for Work with Infants, Children and Families
NJ-AIMH is committed to supporting diversity, equity and inclusion, and the use of the Diversity-Informed Tenets for Work with Infants, Children and Families.
Membership and Endorsement® Renewals due January 31, 2021
All NJ-AIMH membership and Endorsement® renewals are due January 31, 2021. Payment can be made via PayPal. Please note you do not need a PayPal account to complete this transaction, you can pay as a "guest" via PayPal. Alternately, you can mail a check to NJ-AIMH, PO...
Report Examines Adverse Childhood Experiences in Early Childhood
A recent report from the Center for American Progress (CAP) examined U.S. Census Bureau’s National Survey of Children’s Health to better understand the prevalence of ACEs specifically in young children. CAP’s analysis found that more than 1 in 4 young children in the...
Webinar: Reflective Supervision: A Process for Seeing Anew
The New York City Training and Technical Assistance Center (TTAC) recently hosted a webinar titled Reflective Supervision: A Process for Seeing Anew presented by Gil Foley, Ed.D., IMH-E (IV-C). Reflective supervision is a relationship for self- exploration,...
AN INTRODUCTION TO INFANT/EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH CONCEPTS AND PRACTICES: A THREE-PART WEBINAR SERIES
The New York City Training and Technical Assistance Center (TTAC) hosted this three-part webinar series presented by Susan Chinitz, PsyD and Gil Foley, EdD, IMH-E. MODULE 1 focused on: -Principles of development and how they shape practice -Infant/early childhood...
Anti-racism Resources
This document is intended to serve as a resource to white people and parents to deepen our anti-racism work. It includes books, videos, films, etc. If you haven’t engaged in anti-racism work in the past, start now. Feel free to circulate this document on social media...
Bias Isn’t Just A Police Problem, It’s A Preschool Problem
Bias is again making the news. It exists in each of us, consciously or unconsciously. Research from the Yale Child Study Center suggests that many preschool teachers look for disruptive behavior in just one place, waiting for it to appear. The problem with this...
Resource Blogs
Endorsement Coordinator’s Office Hours
NJ-AIMH Endorsement Coordinator’s Virtual Office Hours with Carin Leiva,MS, IMH-E® NJ-AIMH Bilingual Endorsement Coordinator Every Thursday 1:00-2:00 pm Come to ask questions and learn about all things Endorsement! Find out the benefits of Endorsement and learn what...
DEI Competency for Endorsement
Looking for a resource to meet the requirement for the DEI Competency for Endorsement?Here is a FREE resource from the Center of Excellence for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation: 2021 EQUITY IN INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH CONSULTATION...
Children’s Books for Israeli, Jewish, Palestinian, and Muslim Representation
Many people have been asking for books to read to children to ensure representation of Jewish and Israeli families as well as Palestinian and Muslim families right now. It is important that we keep representation at the forefront of what we do and embrace humanity....
Ten Tips for Talking with Children about Violence
If you feel uncertain about how to start this conversation with children, practice with adults first. Notice the parts of the conversation where you might need assistance and ask for support from other adults. Ask children what they know and what they have heard....
Diez consejos para hablar con niños sobre la violencia
1. Si no está seguro de cómo iniciar esta conversación con los niños(as), practique primero con los adultos. Observe las partes de la conversación en las que podría necesitar ayuda y pida apoyo a otros adultos. 2.Pregunte a los niños(as) qué saben y qué han escuchado....
IECMH Clinical Workforce Solution Pathways
We are pleased to remind you of a 5-part graphic from ZERO TO THREE! IECMH Clinical Workforce Solution Pathways was co-created by stakeholders from around the country to capture the myriad of pathways of influence and opportunity related to increasing the size,...
Report Examines Adverse Childhood Experiences in Early Childhood
A recent report from the Center for American Progress (CAP) examined U.S. Census Bureau’s National Survey of Children’s Health to better understand the prevalence of ACEs specifically in young children. CAP’s analysis found that more than 1 in 4 young children in the...
White Paper on Social-Emotional Development from Too Small to Fail
How Young Children's Learning & Health Benefit from Strong Social-Emotional Development Very young children rely on parents and caregivers to help them understand our world and to provide them with the experiences and information that help their brains grow. This...
Recommended Article: Inequality Begins at Birth
by Jeff Madrick Over the past year, the lack of universal pre-kindergarten for American four-year-olds has become a national issue. In 2013, President Obama proposed to fund an ambitious new nationwide pre-kindergarten program through a new cigarette tax. That plan...
Infant Brain Stimulation: How Playing With Your Baby Makes Her Smart
Great article from RaiseSmartKid.com Your baby’s brain is being shaped as she is growing up – starting from her first days of life. Her brain consists of a hundred billion brain cells called neurons. These neurons interconnect with one another, like roads and...