Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Summit - The Heart of Belonging

200 South School Street,Ukiah CA 95482

11 May, 2023

Description

Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Summit: The Power of Belonging This is First 5 Mendocino's Annual State of the Child Summit. It will be an interactive & inspiring conference for professionals in Mendocino County. The event will begin Thursday, May 11 at 8:00am until 3:30pm and will continue on Friday, May 12 at 8:30am until 2:30pm at the Ukiah Valley Conference Center. From pregnancy to age 5, the most important thing for optimal development is the power of positive relationships. We are a community of many connections and great resilience. This conference will be about how we show up, how we build a culture of belonging, and ways we can strengthen the fabric of our community wellness. Our 2-day Summit will include 3 Keynote Presenters - Dr. Tina Bryson, Dr. Robert Sege, and Gaelin Elmore - who have expansive experience in their personal lives and in the fields of Attachment Theory, Neuroscience, and Mental Health. In addition to their presentations, we will also provide interactive Yoga and Mindfulness workshops, and opportunities for Networking. Come ready to take away strategies and resources that will strengthen healthy attachments, find healing and growth from trauma, and move forward with resilience and hope. We're grateful for the Title IV-E grant funds, which are helping us provide this Summit and is specifically allocated to providing training and support for professionals who work within Mendocino County organizations that work with foster youth and/or youth who are at-risk of entering the foster care system, which includes social workers, therapists, teachers, pediatricians, counselors, school administrators, etc. If you're unsure of your eligibility to attend, please contact our office: [email protected].