Early Adversity and Toxic Stress
Young children who experience adversity and stress can be at risk of mental health and developmental challenges
Assessments
Our outpatient clinic specializes in comprehensive social-emotional and developmental assessments. These evaluations typically involve 2-3 appointments and a combination of caregiver interviews, semi-structured behavioral observations, and developmental testing. At the end of the assessment process, we provide individually tailored recommendations to support each family and child. These recommendations may include external community referrals for mental health treatment.
Therapeutic Interventions
For medically and developmentally complex cases, we provide several evidence-based interventions (in-clinic or via telehealth). The early relationship between caregiver and child lays the foundation for lifelong emotional and behavioral well-being. Using the most effective interventions for young children, we support the caregiver-child relationship to promote emotion regulation and help buffer or protect children from future stress. Our work is informed by a variety of early childhood treatment modalities, including:
- Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up (ABC)
- Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP)
- Circle of Security-Parenting (COSP)
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Media
- This is a demo of the MIDB site with media embedded.
- MHFV Rare Disease Family Brochure.pdf