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Supporting Mental Health and Wellbeing: Immigrant Children and Families in Early Care and Education Settings
This research-informed brief focuses on establishing a healthy mental health climate that is responsive to children’s and staff’s needs and provides practical recommendations for program leaders, including center-based and home-based child care providers, early childhood educators, and mental health coaches, consultants, and other professionals who support frontline staff. We also briefly review programmatic policies and procedures that contribute to children’s feelings of safety, families’ trust, and workforce preparedness, each of which may also impact children, families and staff mental health.
Suggested citation:
Blevins, D., Palomino, C., Aponte, G., Powell, T., Gordon, L., Meek, S., Soto-Boykin, X., Park, M., Catherine, E., Bucher, E., Oppenheim, J., Horen, N. (April, 2025). Supporting Mental Health and Wellbeing: Immigrant Children and Families in Early Care and Education Settings. The Children’s Equity Project at Arizona State University. https://cep.asu.edu/resources/SupportingImmigrantChildrenandFamilies.