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Nationwide, communities, states, territories, and tribes are pioneering new ways to promote young child wellness through Project LAUNCH, a federal initiative funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

Behavioral Health/Mental Health | Early Childhood

Washington, D.C. Project LAUNCH summaries the implementation, evaluation, lessons learned, and recommendations of the Healthy Futures mental health consultation program in 25 community-based child development centers.

Early Childhood | Home Visiting

Vermont Project LAUNCH provides quarterly policy briefs from Building Bright Futures. Topics include bullying prevention, adverse effects of child neglect, and health and educational disparities in young children.

Behavioral Health/Mental Health | Early Care and Education | Early Childhood

NYC Project LAUNCH highlights and summarizes work to support early childhood mental health consultation in early care and education, and provides recommendations for future efforts in these areas.

Behavioral Health/Mental Health | Capacity Building/Workforce Development | Early Care and Education | Early Childhood

This literature review summarizes the state of the field on in-service professional development methods for early childhood caregivers. 

Early Care and Education | Early Childhood

This brief addresses privacy and security considerations related to web-based tools that early childhood practitioners may access as a part of their work with children and families. 

Early Care and Education | Early Childhood

Reviews the data supporting treatments for young children with emotional, behavioral, and relationship problems and supports the policy statement by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Behavioral Health/Mental Health | Early Childhood | Evidence Based/Informed

Describes innovative strategies that the six Project LAUNCH grantees funded from 2010-2015 used to improve outcomes for children, families and communities.

Behavioral Health/Mental Health | Capacity Building/Workforce Development | Developmentally Appropriate | Disparities/Disproportionalities | Early Care and Education | Early Childhood | Evaluation | Evidence Based/Informed | Family Strengthening/Family Engagement | Home Visiting | Integration of Behavioral Health into Primary Care | Parent Skills Training | Partnership | Policy | Resource Leveraging | Screening and Assessment | Social and Emotional Well-Being | Substance Use Prevention | Sustainability | System Change

Summarizes research about infant and toddler development, highlighting areas that are foundational for later school success.

Early Childhood | Early Care and Education | Education | Social and Emotional Well-Being

Summarizes research conducted primarily over the past 10 years on how families’ involvement in children’s learning and development through activities at home and at school positively impacts literacy, mathematics, and social-emotional skills of children ages 3 to 8.

Early Childhood | Family Driven | Education