Human Services Agency of San Francisco
Department of Aging & Adult Services * Department of Human Services

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Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Initiative

The Initiative provides an array of childhood mental health services for low-income, at-risk young children (age 0 to 5) and their families in over 150 diverse center-based child care programs, family child care homes and homeless shelters. Services are provided by 14 community-based mental health agencies. Core services include:

• child observation assessment
  
• case and program consultation
  
• direct services to children and their families
  
• therapeutic play groups
  
• early referrals
  
• parent education and support groups
  
• training to providers on young children's emotional health

The Initiative is supported by funding from the Human Services Agency, Department of Children, Youth & Their Families, and First 5, and is administered by the Department of Public Health.