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Registration is open for the 2023 Virtual Health and Mental Health Leaders Institute, an event that is being hosted by the National Center on Health, Behavioral Health, and Safety (NCHBHS). It’s an exciting virtual professional development (PD) opportunity for new and experienced health and mental health leaders who work in early childhood programs. The institute will feature plenary sessions and live sessions with top experts in the fields of health equity, trauma, and other cross-cutting topics. Join your colleagues from around the country to engage in PD activities on a wide range of topics, including strategies to support healthy learning environments; active supervision; and emergency preparedness, response, and recovery. The institute will include interactive opportunities for mindfulness and “adult recess” as well as virtual spaces for sharing resources and networking.
All sessions are presented in English with live captioning and access in Spanish. They will be available on demand for 6 months following the institute. This event will be free of charge, and participants will earn certificates of completion.

Key Topics
In this event, we will be discussing:

• Staff wellness
• Active supervision
• Trauma-informed care for recovery and social-emotional well-being
• Health equity and social determinants of health
• Maternal and child health

Target Audience
This virtual institute will benefit:

• Health, nutrition, and mental health managers
• Infant and early childhood mental health consultants
• Childcare health consultants
• Other Head Start and Early Head Start health and mental health leaders
• Early childhood program staff members, directors, managers, and administrators who lead health and mental health services

Related Resources
Explore related resources on the Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center (ECLKC) website to learn more.

• Keep Children Safe Using Active Supervision
• Promoting Children’s Social and Emotional Well-Being
• Promoting Staff Well-Being

All ECLKC pages are translated into Spanish. Select the Español button at the top right corner to see the Spanish translation.