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The INfancy Onward Mission:
To advance the conditions which provide an early start toward optimal mental health

INfancy Onward is a prevention program of Mental Health America of Indiana, a member association of The Alliance for the Advancement of Infant Mental Health, and an affiliate of the World Association for Infant Mental Health.

10/23/2026

🧠 Being infant and early childhood mental health informed means using knowledge, skills and reflective experiences to guide our work with infants, young children and their families.

10/21/2026

👶It is Celebrate Babies Week!

To kick things off, watch "How Childhood Trauma Affects Health Across a Lifetime." Childhood trauma isn’t something you just get over as you grow up. Pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris explains that the repeated stress of abuse, neglect and parents struggling with mental health or substance abuse issues has real, tangible effects on the development of the brain.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95ovIJ3dsNk

10/21/2026

📢 Register today!⁠
https://event.mhai.net/2026-mental-health-symposium/

10/14/2026

📢 Reminder!
📖 Join us TOMORROW for Little Stories, Big Feelings! A FREE monthly virtual story time designed for infants, toddlers, and their grown-ups! Through engaging stories and simple activities, families will explore emotions, friendship, and connection while learning and having fun together.

📅 First Session: Thursday, October 15, 2026
⏰ Time: 6 p.m. ET
💻 Location: Virtual

Register: https://mhai.givevirtuous.org/Event/little-stories-big-feelings---october

10/13/2026

📣 Upcoming Training!

Join INfancy Onward for Creating Environments that Support Early Mental Health!

Explore how physical environments, daily routines, and expectations can be intentionally designed to support infant and early childhood mental health (IECMH). 🌱

📅 November 6
⏰ 9:00 AM ET

We hope you'll join us!
Register: https://mhai.givevirtuous.org/Event/creating-environments-that-support-early-mental-health

10/10/2026

🌎💚 October 10 is World Mental Health Day

🧠 Mental health begins early. The relationships, environments, and experiences surrounding infants and young children help build the foundation for lifelong social and emotional well-being.

Today is a reminder that supporting mental health means supporting children, families, caregivers, and the professionals who care for them.

❔️ Looking for mental health information or support?
Mental Health America of Indiana and INfancy Onward offer resources to help Hoosiers find support that fits their needs. https://www.mhai.net/
https://infancyonward.org/

10/08/2026

📢 Indiana's 9th Annual Educating the Whole Child Summit will take place on February 25, 2027, from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm at the Bloomington Convention Center in Bloomington, Indiana. Hosted by the Indiana School Mental Health Initiative, this event focuses on mental health, wellness, and resilience in education.

Register: https://ismhi.indiana.edu/events/whole-child-summit.html

09/30/2026

We are 2 days away from "From Rules to Relationship: Supporting Healthy Screen Time Habits with Families of Young Children".

Participants will:
✔️Explore current screen time guidelines and the research behind them.
✔️Recognize the common traps and triggers that make screen time difficult to manage for families.
✔️Discover practical tools to share with and model for the families you serve.
✔️Practice facilitating non-judgemental, effective conversations with parents.

Register: https://mhai.givevirtuous.org/Event/from-rules-to-relationship-supporting-healthy-screen-time-habits-with-families-of-young-children

09/22/2026

Virtual Registration remains open!
https://shorturl.at/YrU8M

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http://www.infancyonward.org/

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