Wisconsin Alliance for Infant Mental Health

with Children's Service Society of Wisconsin

About Us

The Wisconsin Alliance for Infant Mental Health (WI-AIMH) is focused on promoting the healthy social and emotional development of all Wisconsin children from birth through age five. Recent efforts have focused on the development a Wisconsin Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Plan which presents a blueprint for a comprehensive system of care that includes prevention, early intervention, and treatment. The goal is not to set up another silo for services, but rather to weave infant and early childhood principles into the fabric of all systems that touch the lives of young children.

The developing infant and early childhood system of care in Wisconsin includes the critical components of public awareness, training, service delivery, and policy. One of our goals is to provide parents and people working with young children and their families (such as child care workers, home visitors, and pediatricians) the knowledge, skills, and practices that support healthy social and emotional development. All people working with young children need to know early warning signs and how to use screening tools. Referral processes need to be developed and streamlined. Finally, the mental health services for young children and their families must be accessible, affordable, and based on models that result in positive outcomes.

Wisconsin ALLIANCE FOR infant Mental Health

133 south butler street, Suite 340 • madison, wisconsin  53703

Last Updated July 17, 2008