Expectation 4

Social-Emotional Health System is Accessible and High-Quality

North Carolina’s infant and early childhood health system provides children with access to high-quality, racially diverse pediatric, primary care and mental health clinicians and linked services that support children’s social-emotional health and development.

Home Pathways Action Map Social-Emotional Health System is Accessible and High-Quality

Prioritized Actions

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North Carolina has a well-trained and adequate workforce of infant and early childhood mental health clinicians with a focus on increasing the number of providers of color.

Action 4.1

Recruit and Retain Infant and Toddler Mental Health Clinicians

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Action 4.2

Build a Pipeline of Health Providers of Color

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Action 4.3

Expand the NC Child Treatment Program

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Action 4.4

Create a Mental Health Professional Development System

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Professionals who interact with and serve young children in North Carolina’s child and family systems have a strong foundation in infant and early childhood mental health competencies.

Action 4.5

Infuse Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Competencies in Provider Education and Professional Development

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Action 4.6

Increase Professional Development in Mental Health Treatment for Pediatricians and Family Physicians

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North Carolina’s children have access to high-quality mental health services that meet their needs.

Action 4.7

Use Data to Track Community Needs and Service Provision

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Action 4.8

Infuse Social-Emotional Health into Other Child-Serving Systems

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Action 4.9

Include At-Risk Children in Early Intervention

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Action 4.10

Address Barriers in Health Insurance Coverage of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Services to Ensure Adequate Benefits

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Action 4.11

Integrate Mental Health Providers with Pediatric and Other Primary Care Practices

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