Montclair State Center for Autism and Early Childhood Mental Health

Some of our team members are at the National P-3 Summit in Vail, CO this week, partnering with a NJ team responsible for developing a plan for how NJ can better implement PreK through 3rd grade alignment while centering equity and belonging. Inspiring, challenging and beautiful!

Montclair’s Annette Strickland honored as an advocate for equity | Montclair Local News Home Latest Stories Montclair’s Annette Strickland honored as an advocate for equity Latest StoriesNewsPoliticsMontclair’s Annette Strickland honored as an advocate for equityShe was praised by Essex County commissioners for her leadership in the community. February 18, 2022 Share on Facebook Tw...

https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/18/health/developmental-milestones-children-guidelines-wellness/index.html

Developmental milestones for children have changed for the first time in nearly 20 years There are new milestone checklists that track benchmark progress for infants and toddlers' development for the first time since 2004.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/02/16/1080863226/state-by-state-heres-how-well-schools-are-doing-at-supporting-kids-mental-health State by state, here's how well schools are doing at supporting kids' mental health

State by state, here's how well schools are doing at supporting kids' mental health Two years of disrupted schooling and limited social contact have been tough on kids. A new report calls out states that do a good job supporting kids' mental health at school — and those that don't.

A brilliant pioneer.

"Van der Kolk’s insistence that no single treatment is likely to work alone, and no combination will be exactly the same for every patient, is iconoclastic enough on its own. Yet it is his engagement with what you could loosely classify as 'hippy stuff' – eye-movement desensitisation and reprocessing, yoga, bodywork (Feldenkrais, craniosacral therapy) and touch – that shows how unperturbed he is in going beyond the realm of classic psychiatry. His thinking on the body is so succinct and simple: if the body is storing trauma in its musculature, in its hormonal pathways, then it is the body that needs 'experiences that deeply and viscerally contradict the helplessness, rage or collapse that result from trauma', as he writes in his book."

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/sep/20/trauma-trust-and-triumph-psychiatrist-bessel-van-der-kolk-on-how-to-recover-from-our-deepest-pain?fbclid=IwAR21hMNTe5ci0HQXTbFeTx4u9XFEbJalJh8b5SmshTRCV9OMxhjAhWrx-Vc

Trauma, trust and triumph: psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk on how to recover from our deepest pain His 2014 book, The Body Keeps the Score, has become a huge pandemic hit, topping bestseller lists this summer and becoming a meme on social media. What does it tell us about the world we live in?

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/28/opinion/pandemic-omicron-mental-health.html?referringSource=articleShare

Opinion | It’s Decision Time for the Mental Health of Our Young I was already worried about my patients. I fear Omicron will make everything even worse.

Granny Bird Reveals Why She Had Big Bird Vaccinated Against Covid In A New PSA A new Sesame Workshop PSA starring Big Bird aims to encourages families to vaccinate children aged 5 and older against Covid-19.

https://www.facebook.com/13652355666/posts/10159891019975667/?d=n

What Disney’s 'Encanto' teaches us about self-worth and overcoming intergenerational family trauma Here's what Disney's "Encanto" can teach us about the intergenerational Latinx family experience, overcoming trauma, and being more than your "gifts."

Please join the FREE upcoming conversation on paid leave and how it relates to improved maternal and child health outcomes.

Wednesday, Dec. 1
10am - 11:30am.
Register in advance:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0ucemurTkrGtBxVh0ou8xiQcVHka2wpQTp

The lack of paid leave can negatively impact health outcomes for moms, babies and the entire household's economic stability. Employer's spending on maternity care rose 50% in the last decade and maternity is also one of the main drivers of high-cost claims for employers. Childbirth is a significant life event and the number one reason for hospitalization in New Jersey. Luckily in New Jersey we have a robust public paid leave program.
Leading business owners and organizations in New Jersey recognize the impact of pregnancy and maternity care for their employees, but many don't understand how to communicate information about paid family and medical leave.
This meeting will provide valuable perspectives from knowledgeable speakers, as well as resources and information to help nonprofits, social service organizations, HR staff, and others make the connection between paid leave and maternal & infant health.
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0ucemurTkrGtBxVh0ou8xiQcVHka2wpQTp

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: NJ Paid Leave Outreach Collaborative . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Paid leave has been shown to improve maternal and child health outcomes. U.S. employer spending on maternity care rose 50 percent in the last decade. Maternity is also one of the main drivers of high cost claims for employers. Childbirth is a significant life event and the number one reason for hosp...