Early Childhood Advisory Council and Early Brain & Child Development

Meeting NamePresenter Name

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Early Childhood Advisory Councils (ECACs) Can Support Early Brain and Child Development

(EBCD) Via: • Access to policymakers• State-level relationships

across agencies• Cross-systems

representation and framework

• Advocates• Resources• Supports agenda

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Imagine…• If all early childhood systems were trained in

EBCD, collaboration, and communication with one another

• If all children and families were screened early

• If there was a common set of early childhood measures and outcomes across systems (supported by funding, policy and practice)

• If we changed our framework to BUILDING HEALTH 3

Where We Stand

• [NOTE: insert state-specific initiatives or use this slide just to move the conversation along]

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Examples• Early screening• Social-emotional health• Toxic stress• Executive function• Health promotion: including supporting social-emotional

development in early education and child care settings• Quality of communication between medical home and early

childhood systems policy, community and practice level• State partnerships with Center on the Social and Emotional

Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL), Project LAUNCH, et al.• Presence of mental health in primary care

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Where Can We Go?• Supporting the child care health consultant workforce

and mental health consultation• Linking the ECAC and health reform opportunities• Training of cross-systems workforce in EBCD• Infant mental health credential• Shared services• Common core connections for all early childhood

systems• LIMITLESS POSSIBILITIES

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Common Vision

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What are We Building?

HEALTHY CHILD DEVELOPMENT

Educational Achievement

Economic Productivity

Responsible Citizenship

Lifelong Health

Strong Communities Healthy Economy

Successful Parenting of Next Generation

© 2011, Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University

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Next Steps

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For More Information

• Contact Name• Email• Chapter Web link

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