Hi Jo,
Thank you for your inquiry. I would like to scaffold onto what Gail (how to's for this site) and Donielle (important topic) shared.
I used to share your perspective that infant mental health (prevention & early intervention) seemed to be missing from the ACEs science conversation. I was concerned that when important work did not specifically call out ACEs science - such as infants and early childhood trauma - that ACEs science is missing.
Sometimes that is true, but often when I've looked a bit deeper, I found that ACEs were addressed.
One example which I think is relative to your area of interest is the UC Davis Infant-Parent Mental Health Fellowship Program in Napa, CA. Click here to learn more. Napa County ACEs Connection is a group you may want to check out: Click here to see their site.
I am hopeful that voices such as yours will continue to speak up and speak out helping others see the significant intersection between early childhood adversity and trauma with long term mental and physical health.
Thank you for championing such an important topic!
Karen
