In 2024, Homeless Children’s Network (HCN) engaged Indigo Cultural Center to conduct an external evaluation of their Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Program (ECMHC).
For 32 years, HCN has provided ECMHC services supporting infants and young children aged 0-5 and their families, by providing mental health consultation to the people and providers who make up the system of care with the aim of improving social, emotional, and behavioral health and wellbeing of young children. HCN’s goals for ECMHC include co-creating with communities to internalize and externalize strong equitable practices to reduce disparities in communities of color and create equitable opportunities for young children and their families to heal and thrive within communities where they feel safe.
HCN has deep experience providing ECMHC services for early care and education, family resource centers, and family child care sites. HCN also provides ECMHC in specialty service settings such as family and domestic violence shelters and substance use disorder (SUD) residential and outpatient treatment programs.
The reports highlight each program's methodology, key findings, and spotlight our impact through the voices of program participants and our HCN team. Graphics and graphic representations of each program's essence and impact were done by Rio Holaday.
Learn more about Homeless Children's Network at: hcnkids.org/impact
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