Consortium for resilient young children

 Goal: Promote social and emotional resilience in children birth through age 5
The Coalition's Consortium for Resilient Young Children is a  peer network of early childhood  behavioral  health professionals and others, working together to promote and assist in coordinating a comprehensive pipeline of aligned programs and services  throughout the region that are designed to promote the healthy social emotional development of young children. The Consortium also acts as a community of practice for these professionals to share expertise and resources.

The pipeline would include:

•          Awareness and Education:  This includes promoting awareness to parents, teachers and caregivers about the importance
            of social emotional development. In addition, consortium members will identify and inform educational opportunities               for these same groups that strengthens their capacity to implement best practices and promote resilience in young
           children.  ,       
•          Screening and Assessment:   A system of screening  of young children for social emotional delays (this work is actually
           coordinated through the Coalition's Screening Collaborative)
•          Treatment and Intervention:  Diagnosis, treatment and interventions can have a significant impact on a child's social-                    emotional well being.  Knowing where and how to access these services is essential for  parents, teachers, health
           professionals and others to connect children with the services they need. Asset mapping and resource lists of available                  behavioral health professionals throughout southern Illinois 
•          Follow Up-  
•         Evaluation. This includes  recommendations to policy makers and others to build strong systems that promote resilient young childen.

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