Iowa Project Launch

Online Training for Healthcare Professionals

When we think about the phrase “mental health”, we don’t typically think about infants and very young children.  Mental health, however, is a concept that applies to everyone.  Mental health refers to the way we think, feel, relate to others, manage our emotions, make decisions, and view ourselves. Mental health problems in adolescence and adulthood are sometimes the result of poor relationships and adversity experienced in childhood.  By investing in the wellbeing of young children, we can prevent some mental health disorders from ever developing.  

As a healthcare provider, you are in a unique position to support young children’s healthy mental development.  Parents trust you to provide their family with the highest quality of care.  They view you as a credible resource for important health information.  This annual conference event, provided through Iowa’s Project LAUNCH initiative, was designed to support you, as a healthcare professional, with information relevant to early childhood mental health, including local resources and cutting-edge research.  We hope that the information provided in this video series will be useful as you continue to promote the health and wellbeing of Iowa’s youngest children.

FEATURED PRESENTERS

The views, thoughts and opinions of the presenters do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Iowa Department of Public Health, Iowa Project LAUNCH, Child Health Specialty Clinics, or the University of Iowa.