INfancy Onward

03/13/2026

The struggle in navigating life is real for many of us...

Have you ever wanted to take a confidential screening to measure your mental wellness? 🧠

💻️ An online screening is one of the quickest and easiest ways to see what mental health symptoms you might be experiencing. Mental health conditions are real and common, and recovery is possible. It's free, quick, confidential, and backed up by science. One is now available FREE and available at your fingertips, take the first steps here: https://screening.mhanational.org/screening-tools/

03/11/2026

03/05/2026

The 97.3 WMEE Family Festival — formerly known as the Baby Fair & Family Expo — took place on February 21st at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne. It’s one of the area’s longest-running family events and was free to attend for all ages.
Infancy Onward hosted a table at the event, sharing information, educational materials, and resources to support families and professionals. The team engaged with attendees throughout the day, providing guidance and raising awareness about infant and early childhood mental health. 💚

03/03/2026

Read more about the importance of infant and early childhood mental health from the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University!

https://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/articles/early-childhood-mental-health/

02/27/2026

🌱 Roots of Resilience: Strengthening Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Conference 🌱

📅 Friday, May 1 · 8 AM - 4 PM EST
📍 South Bend City Church, South Bend, IN

INfancy Onward invites early childhood professionals from across Indiana to attend Roots in Resilience: Strengthening Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health, a dynamic conference dedicated to supporting our youngest children, their families, and the professionals who serve them. 🙌

Featuring learning tracks in Early Education & IECMH, Policy, and Reflective Supervision—along with an inspiring keynote—this event offers practical strategies, policy insights, and tools to enhance your work and strengthen the workforce.

Connect with colleagues statewide as we advance resilient systems and promote healthy beginnings for Indiana’s children. 💚

https://mhai.givevirtuous.org/Event/roots-of-resilience-strengthening-infant--early-childhood-mental-health-conference

02/25/2026

Apply to be a Zero to Three Fellow Today!

The ZERO TO THREE Fellowship has been cultivating leaders in early childhood for four decades and counting. The fellowship program is an intensive professional development program that brings together early childhood professionals from around the globe. For 40 years, our fellows have completed the program and taken what they’ve learned back into their fields to benefit infants and toddlers.

https://www.zerotothree.org/our-work/zero-to-three-fellowship/

02/24/2026

DC:0—5™: Clinical Training
Dive into the latest scientific findings and clinical research in infant and early childhood mental health.

Price: $549 | Member Price: $524

Deepen your understanding of the DC:0–5™ Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood with a comprehensive review of the indispensable guide, straight from the source.
Join a cohort of clinicians, pediatricians, early interventionists, nurse practitioners and other professionals to:

-Analyze the importance of using a developmentally sensitive, relationship-based and contextually grounded and empirically supported system of diagnostic classification with children from birth through 5 year old through real-world scenarios and case examples

-Uplevel your ability to approach diagnosis from an Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health perspective

-Closely examine the significance of a multiaxial approach for children with mental health and developmental disorders in infancy and early childhood

👉️ Register here: https://www.zerotothree.org/our-work/learn-professional-development/upcoming-trainings/ -5

02/20/2026

🤝 Recently, the concept of mattering—the feeling that we are valued and have value to add to the world—has gained momentum among scientists and practitioners as a key ingredient for lifelong well-being. And, while mattering is important to us all, our sense of whether or not we matter—to our loved ones, our communities, and the world at large—begins in the earliest days of infancy.

Check out this working paper from the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University titled "Mattering in Early Childhood: Building a Strong Foundations for Life" to learn more about why mattering MATTERS!

👉️ https://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/working-paper/mattering-in-early-childhood/

02/17/2026

💊 ACF Expands Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder for At-Risk Families

Buprenorphine, methadone, and naltrexone now eligible as “well-supported” interventions to increase access to evidence-based substance use disorder treatment for families at risk.

👉️ Learn more: https://shorturl.at/erVpT

02/05/2026

The Pyramid Model has thousands of resources for early educators, families, and early interventionists, to name a few! Check out their extensive resource library https://challengingbehavior.org/resources/. Use the drop down to filter and find resources to support your work with families & children!

01/30/2026

There’s no single path in infant & early childhood mental health. 💛 Whether you work directly with families, supervise, teach, research, there’s an IECMH Endorsement® pathway for you. This visual shows how different roles connect—no perfect fit required.